Black Hawk
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Border Patrol agents from an elite unit rappelled from a hovering Black Hawk helicopter onto the roof of a 130-unit apartment complex.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Iran’s military claimed credit for downing additional U.S. aircraft as the operation unfolded, including two Black Hawk helicopters and two C-130 military transport planes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
If Flight 5342 and the Army Black Hawk helicopter had been equipped with and using ADS-B, both aircraft would have had nearly a minute’s warning before the collision, offering a chance to save 67 lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The Black Hawk helicopter was ready for take off – its rotor blades slicing through the air in the deadening heat of the Colombian Amazon.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
In his short three-month enlistment during the Black Hawk War in 1832, he never saw combat.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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