drone
noun
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
drones
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present tense formof drone (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In one mission Thursday night, five out of 10 drones were lost when the connection failed en route, the pilot said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Romanian fighter jets also shot down two Russian drones over the Black Sea last weekend.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Primorsk -- which has been hit by Ukrainian drones this year -- is Russia's main oil loading port in the Baltic Sea, in the Leningrad region near Finland.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Another four drones were also intercepted on Wednesday night, according to the Saudi-led coalition that is supporting the Yemeni government in its war against the Houthis.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Our search drones have located the exact location of a habitable settlement.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
