Example Sentences

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Unified told schools that the data science course it had piloted could substitute for advanced algebra.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

The Home Office recently said police had arrested 246 people smugglers in 2023 and 86 people who had "piloted" small boats across the Channel.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024

The only licensed mariner in Congress at the time of his death, he had piloted his own tug and barge as he delivered supplies along the Yukon River.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022

Even the first officer who had piloted the American Airlines plane came down to pay his respects.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022

She articulated exactly how long since Maddie had piloted a plane, a known tact.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein