Example Sentences

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"It's high-risk and high-reward. If it succeeds, of course, it catapults Pakistan to the top of the global diplomatic game."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

At the end, they launch off a jump that catapults skiers 150 feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Beijing’s third and newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is the first to be fully designed and built in China, and features electromagnetic catapults for launching aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The Fujian, the country's third warship, is equipped with electromagnetic catapults which will allow planes to be launched at higher speeds.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The broken pressure-ridges take queer shapes, overturned towers, legless giants, catapults.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin