How to Use launch in a Sentence

launch

1 of 2 verb
  • He helped launch her in her career as a singer.
  • You can launch the program by double-clicking on the icon.
  • She's trying to launch a new career as a singer.
  • The enemy launched an attack at sunrise.
  • The company is expected to launch several new products next year.
  • The police have launched an investigation into his activities.
  • The panel launched late last month and has met three times.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The team was launched last year and is owned by Michael Kiley of Green Bay.
    Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
  • The Coast Guard launched two aircraft to search for Barnett.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The bag was launched as part of the women’s pre-fall 2016 collection.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The trio launched the beauty brand out of their Encinitas home.
    Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • That car weighs 200 pounds more, is harder to launch, and is geared five percent taller than the SV.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The site just launched an under-the-radar storefront that’s packed with brunch essentials.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The video is credited with launching the Pop Its craze.
    Maressa Brown, Parents, 24 June 2023
  • Lime launched scooter and bike rentals in Birmingham late in 2022.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
  • Picnic along the water’s edge at Coast Guard Park, then launch a kayak or spend some time fishing.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Police identified Jamie Bell as a person of interest in their deaths and launched a search of the area.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • Ahead of the release of their new album, Vampire Weekend have launched a podcast.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Kia is preparing to launch a new pickup truck—at least in Australia.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
  • The high-profile role helped launch Seymour into the spotlight quickly.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
  • Before Prigozhin launched his revolt, he was believed to have few reliable allies in the halls of the Kremlin.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 25 June 2023
  • The comic actor plans to launch a debut novel aimed at young-adult readers.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Burgess had served as campaign manager since Hutchinson launched his White House bid in April.
    Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In 2019, the Rijksmuseum launched Operation Nigh Watch to study the painting, hoping to learn more about the artist’s process and how best to conserve the work.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Others have wondered whether Haley plans to launch a third-party bid.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Today, thousands of rockets, which must have been obtained and hidden, were launched by Hamas.
    Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
  • During that time the company, which launched in 2015, moved from Dallas to an office in downtown Austin, Texas.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For days, Israel has seemed to be on the verge of launching a ground offensive in Gaza as part of its response to Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 rampage.
    TIME, 22 Oct. 2023
  • In response, the President has called in his troops and launched air strikes against American citizens.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Reese's is trying to hype up the candy's newcomer status by launching a Legend vs. Newcomer campaign to go along with it.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
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launch

2 of 2 noun
  • Lufthansa Technik would be the launch customer with the project.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The wedding was a shock to fans who saw a soft launch of his own from Rishi just one week before he wed Maria.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • SpaceX has launch contracts for both rockets into the late 2020s.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
  • At launch, the new section contains some 3,000 hours of content aimed at age groups from tiny tots to pre-teens.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The imminent launch could help Meta compete on two fronts.
    Jon Porter, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Dunkin’ received label approval in May, but the launch date has yet to be announced.
    Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The city plans to open a 45-day application process late this spring, but has not yet confirmed a launch date.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Starbucks is ringing in spring a few weeks early with the launch of two new lavender drinks.
    Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2024
  • With the launch of womenswear, foot traffic is sure to increase and Bank will have a tougher time staying under the radar.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Rector has served on the board for more than a decade, including as board chair through the launch of the Points North Institute.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a parking lot, kayak launch and plenty of places to stop and marvel at the steel structure overhead.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • Forsythe wrote a message to fans about the new season prior to the launch of the writers’ strike, which can also be seen below.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Aug. 2023
  • But her strong hold on the beauty industry doesn’t stop at this latest launch.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The game’s launch was not a commercial success, but a critical one.
    Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Their average launch angle of just 9.4 degrees is the fifth-worst in baseball.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The change will apply to displays, batteries, and cameras at launch.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
  • With so many launches planned next year, 20 flights is probably not a stopping point.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Residents area asked to avoid the boardwalk area, but all city boat launches remain open.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Following the portal's launch, Youngkin penned an op-ed on the importance of early voting for the GOP.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The timing makes a lot of sense, as following the launch of Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo’s lineup for 2023 is pretty sparse.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 June 2023
  • The launch of the iPhone 15 saw the focus placed on the increased camera quality and the use of titanium in construction.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Since its launch in late 2019, the Telluride has been a hit with Americans due to its roomy interior.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Two surface-to-air missile launches are seen or heard, followed by the sound of an explosion.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
  • Bezos said that should change next year with the first flight of the company’s New Glenn rocket from the company’s launch site at Cape Canaveral.
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Ryan led the launch of the PlayStation 5, which the company said is PlayStation’s most successful platform.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The mission will take 53 days from launch to landing in Inner Mongolia.
    IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The initial tweet from Musk came in response to an article about the launch of Meta’s Threads—touted as a direct rival to Twitter.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 June 2023
  • Following its launch in 2017, Zelle grew to become one of the largest U.S. peer-to-peer payments networks by total payments.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Amazon says the remake of the 1989 action classic is its biggest global movie launch ever.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The viral tumblers were so instantly famous, Hydro Flask's TikTok launch video racked up more than 4.1 views in the first 24 hours.
    Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024

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