How to Use propeller in a Sentence

propeller

noun
  • The guns and the propeller and things like that were stolen years ago.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 June 2024
  • The fan doesn’t spin in the open air, like a propeller does.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The child was then struck by the boat’s rear propeller.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Both variants have a propeller in the back to push it through the air.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Judd said the victim's shirt was found wrapped around the propeller of the boat.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The chain slipped over the side, dragging down one side of the ship so far that the starboard propeller was in the air.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 10 May 2020
  • Now, its hull basked in the sunlight; its propeller was above the waves.
    New York Times, 16 Nov. 2019
  • The Pistol Pete is a pint-size prop bait with a tiny propeller on the front of the fly.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The plane's body followed, and then the front propeller pushed down onto the ground and stayed in place.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 30 July 2020
  • But it was caught in a stiff wind on take off and crashed, shearing off the propeller.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • In the video, the propeller stops and Jacob, wearing skydiving gear, opens the door of the plane and jumps.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • When the feed resumes, the drone’s propeller is shown to be damaged.
    Lara Jakes Lara Jakes Michael Crowley Nick Cumming-Bruce Helene Cooper Matthew Mpoke Bigg Lara Jakes Anushka Patil Lara Jakes Lara Jakes Andrew Higgins Andrew Higgins Marc Santora Andrew Higgins Valerie Hopkins Nick Cumming-Bruce Nick Cumming-Bruce Valerie Hopkins Valerie Hopkins Marc Santora Eric Schmitt Anushka Patil Carly Olson Valerie Hopkins Eric Schmitt Eric Schmitt Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • As the propellers move the craft forward, the plane is held aloft by the cushion of air between it and the water.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • About a minute and a half into the video, the plane's propeller slows to a stop, and Jacob starts cursing.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
  • The propeller had landed in the yard of 4821 Montgomery Ave.
    Washington Post, 5 June 2021
  • When Moody fired the guns, the slugs struck the propeller, causing the plane to crash into the waters below.
    Corey Williams, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The propeller sits in back for the same reason—a prop in the front would be unfriendly to smooth flow.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The tilt of the petals determines the direction of the propeller’s spin.
    Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
  • He was injured by a boat propeller after the driver of the boat tried to search for the boy and couldn't see him in the water.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Aliyu got out and walked toward the front and was struck in the head by the propeller, killing him instantly, Futch says.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Smoke sputtered out of the exhaust and the propeller spun, creating a strong wind that streamed away from the plane.
    The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Her son wore a hat with a propeller on it, like Dennis the Menace.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
  • No one was hurt, and only two of the plane’s propellers were damaged.
    Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • The propeller and rudder that were removed from the ship will be donated to the state.
    Nedra Rhone, ajc, 23 Dec. 2019
  • As Murcia fought to free the aircraft, one of its wheels hit a divot, tilting the plane so much that the propeller bumped the ground.
    Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024
  • These new 496-foot frigates will be built out of steel and use propeller propulsion.
    Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2021
  • The boy’s shirt was found wrapped around the boat’s propeller following the accident but the boy has still not been found.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • About the size and shape of a football, the tiny motor and propeller packs a powerful punch.
    Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • My work entailed climbing down stairs and ladders to work on the bottom of ships, repairing propellers and hydraulics, and climb up them to fix controls on the bridge.
    Lynn Brielmaier, STAT, 5 July 2024
  • Like most mid-sized drones, Dominator has a gas engine and propeller.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

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