How to Use onboard in a Sentence

onboard

adjective
  • 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
  • Alexa is onboard and ready for your queries or to set an alarm for the morning.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 Oct. 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 world anxiously waited four days to hear the fate of the five people onboard.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Deputies said none of the rafters had life jackets on, even though the flotation devices were onboard.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
  • Berman was still not totally onboard with the episode’s tone.
    Phil Pirrello, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Those onboard were rescued from the crash scene within about an hour, Rey said.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But at the same time, this is a party that is fully onboard with Donald Trump.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 4 June 2023
  • The drones have onboard cameras and can be used to attack targets.
    Nomaan Merchant and Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022
  • But his onboard video is much more detailed in his assessment of the boat.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Kucera and Hatcher were the only two people onboard at the time of the incident.
    Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
  • These points can be used to book flights or even make onboard purchases.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • But an update in April added a voice assistant to make more use of the onboard camera.
    Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Both Switchblades use onboard sensors and GPS to guide them to their targets.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The global version of the Honor Magic V3 comes with Google’s apps onboard.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
  • At first, her husband Clyde was not entirely onboard with the plan.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 14 June 2022
  • 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
  • And while the Pixy comes with 16 gigabytes of onboard storage, there doesn’t appear to be a way to add more when needed.
    Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Changes to the onboard layout will require FAA approval.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 July 2024
  • Russia never admitted that the strike took place, instead blaming an onboard fire and stormy seas for the loss of the ship.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • The one caveat is that the Bluetooth connectivity and onboard storage is only on the more recent versions of the sprinklers.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024

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