How to Use onboard in a Sentence

onboard

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  • The car comes with an onboard computer.
  • The trick is that the R1 doesn’t have any onboard apps.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Catering crews will stock food onboard for the next flight.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • And Sarah Donohue, the Cigar Girl’s stunt double from the 1999 flick, will join you onboard.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
  • With two meal times across the 13-hour flight, the onboard food and beverage menu were even more thought out.
    Zahra Surya Darma, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The new battery can be fully charged in just two and a half hours thanks to an 11 kW onboard charger.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But at the same time, this is a party that is fully onboard with Donald Trump.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 4 June 2023
  • The onboard updates were announced in May 2022, along with the news of enhanced WiFi and larger overhead bins.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
  • The owner was onboard cleaning the vessel when a fire broke out in the cabin, according to the release.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2023
  • And as a bonus: Cole’s mother (and Rich’s wife) was onboard as a passenger to help mark the occasion.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the products sold in onboard spas aren’t exclusive to the ship, and many are part of a standard product line for a major spa brand.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2023
  • For one, the line is the world’s first to partner with Rolex for an onboard boutique — and during my six-day trip, several of the timepieces were sold.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023
  • On the third day of the mission, an onboard explosion knocked out power and oxygen in the command module.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • As the car begins to sink, the blocky, houseboat-like sauna steams toward them, and its passengers help pull the two people onboard.
    Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Teheran signed with San Diego in the spring but recently exercised an out clause, opening the door for the Brewers to bring him onboard.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2023
  • The entire boat is designed to elevate the onboard fun factor.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The savings and onboard credit amounts also vary by sailing length.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Mere hours before landing, two onboard ranging lasers that Odysseus had planned to use to detect the moon’s surface broke.
    Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
  • After the pirates had boarded the tanker, the crew sought refuge in a citadel — a safe area on the ship — in line with the onboard anti-piracy emergency protocol.
    Jan M. Olsen, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
  • It’s got a spot onboard for storing accessories and other tools to help you in your woodworking.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Not everyone is onboard with sheep or solar Samantha Craig has worked as a shepherd for about six years.
    Izzy Ross, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Southwest Airlines, which spent over $2 billion on in-flight upgrades last year, will now charge by leg of travel for its onboard Wi-Fi.
    Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The bodies of a wealthy couple were found after an onboard blast; their daughter was acquitted of murder.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Extra sprinklers were installed to compensate for the smaller staff onboard to fight fires at sea.
    Hikari Hida Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The gas pressure washer also has an easy-to-fill one-gallon gas tank and a half-gallon onboard soap tank, along with a 25-foot flexible hose.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
  • The onboard gym has a state-of-the-art MS Sculpt electric muscle stimulator for toning without breaking a sweat.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Getting drones to fly alongside crewed planes has been part of the Air Force’s Loyal Wingman program, which shifts the burden of flying onto onboard systems in the drone.
    Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Had the attempt failed, the team would have only had a single backup option left: the onboard flight software’s fault protection routine.
    WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Orbach, who was in danger of losing his job, not only got onboard but also won a Tony Award for his performance.
    Rob Hoerburger, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Royal Railway – Utopia Station is a dining concept where guests arrive at an onboard rail station and board a train for a meal in one of two dining cars.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024

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