Example Sentences

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The US said it brought down the damaged drone after it became "unflyable" when a Russian jet clipped its propeller.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

Before dawn broke, heavily armed Taliban fighters walked through hangars, passing some of the seven CH-46 helicopters the State Department used in its evacuations before rendering them unflyable.

From Fox News • Aug. 31, 2021

Before dawn broke, heavily armed Taliban fighters walked through hangars on the military side, passing some of the seven CH-46 helicopters the State Department used in its evacuations before rendering them unflyable.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Eventually they will exceed the speed of sound, which causes shock waves that make the machine unflyable.

From Economist • Jun. 4, 2015

A part of me will always be unflyable, stuck in the climb.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein