How to Use launcher in a Sentence

launcher

noun
  • All of them work just like the in-game version of the rocket launcher.
    WIRED, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The rocket boosters are the first to be slapped on the mobile launcher.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2020
  • The man has a rocket launcher for a leg and golden pipes for opera singing.
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The grenade launcher can be attached to a rifle, and can shoot 40 mm rounds.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The launcher holds six rockets and is attached to a dark green truck frame.
    Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
  • Some Playable titles forced the use of the touch screen on their launcher, which was awkward.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The fighters and the launcher were then handed over to Lebanese troops, who released them on the same day.
    Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Both the site and launcher belong to Hamas, Israel claimed.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 July 2021
  • The video shows a Russian missile launcher sitting in the open.
    Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2022
  • One, the Vampire, can take down drones with a launcher attached to a pickup truck.
    Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The army said four of the launchers discovered had rockets inside them and were ready to be fired.
    WSJ, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The Grad launcher was at a range that would have been difficult for the unit to reach with its old systems.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022
  • It is equipped with a 30 mm gun, a machine gun and/or a grenade launcher, and can travel up to 60 miles per hour.
    Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Kids can tinker with the design of their plane and the height of the launcher to see how those factors impact the height and distance of the flight.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
  • An officer, who appears to be in plain clothes, aims a launcher over the shield.
    Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022
  • Crews are having to climb the launcher using stairs until that is fixed.
    Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Which, of course, might be why the Ukrainians were able to hit the thermobaric launcher.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Once installed, Prime Gaming games can be claimed via the launcher.
    Jason Cohen, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The team is now down to just one full time developer: Kevin Barry, the launcher’s founder.
    Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
  • There are planes, choppers, rocket launchers, AA units, and much more.
    Brittany Vincent, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Tamir missiles and launchers: Each battery has three to four launchers, each with up to 20 Tamirs.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Catching a T-shirt from the Spurs Coyote's launcher from the balcony seats while holding a beer in the other hand.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
  • At least one of the launchers was in an elevated position at the time of the attack.
    Aric Toler, New York Times, 4 June 2024
  • In a later statement, the IDF said the launcher from which the rockets were fired was struck by Israeli fighter jets.
    NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Last year, Rocket Lab launched 10 flights of its light-class Electron launcher.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In early August, if things stay on schedule, the launcher will be moved to an airlock.
    al, 15 July 2022
  • Each one can carry four PAC-3 missiles, for a total of 16 rounds on each launcher.
    Alex Horton, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The second-most-riveting long-range launcher of this era.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The Israeli air force destroyed a launcher that was sending projectiles to the area of Kiryat Shmona, the military said.
    NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In Russian service, the launchers could strike Ukrainian trenches and fire back at Ukraine’s own howitzers and launchers.
    David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

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