How to Use aviator in a Sentence

aviator

noun
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  • The chance to portray the spouse of the first Black naval aviator was a unique one for her as well.
    — Brande Victorian, Essence, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The first aviator to fly over the Atlantic Ocean was a global hero.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
  • For the event, Biden emerged from a large black SUV wearing aviator shades and a large black mask.
    — Author: Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Matt Viser, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2020
  • He was born in Pomona, Calif., and is a naval aviator and test pilot.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • He was commissioned in the Navy the same year and soon became a naval aviator.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The dapper duo both sported suits for the evening, as well as aviator shades.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Everyone can get in on the aviator trend with these go-to shades by Ray-Ban.
    — Nicola Fumo, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Though, Jolie did make the whole look feel fresh with her own accents, such as her huge aviator shades.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 June 2023
  • The naval aviator on the other end of the line told McCain that two planes had been shot down over North Vietnam.
    — Jeannette Hinkle, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2020
  • This commercial aviator has traveled the world with his dream job but still hasn’t found the love of his life.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • Just pop in with an ice cream cone, some aviator shades, do finger guns.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Fifty years ago, aviator Chuck Yeager was the first to break the sound barrier.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Betty adores her charge, Charles Lindbergh Jr., the son of the legendary aviator.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Jonathan Simkhai gives the aviator shape a twist of his own with distinct whipstitched seams to bring all the pieces together.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022
  • And on a bit of a lighter note: Biden, ever a fan of aviator sunglasses, gifted a pair of his own to Putin.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
  • The bear wore aviator sunglasses and a button-down shirt and looked quite solemn, in contrast to the man wearing him.
    — Tim Brown, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
  • McCain, a Navy aviator, was shot down in 1967 and was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years.
    — Dan Nowicki, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
  • One of his missions was to destroy the good name of a Latvian hero, the famous aviator Herberts Cukurs.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
  • These tiny aviators are more agile than any aircraft — but that may be about to change.
    — Kate Baggaley, NBC News, 30 July 2019
  • Jessie paired the new designs with a cowboy hat, aviators, and white cowboy boots.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The Deadpool star wore a striped button-down over a white T-shirt paired with black trousers, a navy blue baseball cap, and aviators.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 31 July 2023
  • The top newcomer in the Pac-12 last season had a mustache and aviators.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Now Robert Ballard, the man who found the Titanic, is planning to search for signs of the missing aviators.
    — National Geographic, 23 July 2019
  • Ray-Ban aviators, gold jewelry and a navy watch topped off her look.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The people of Montgomery sent the flowers out to Taylor Field, and when the aviators dropped them, stacked them around the flagpole and columns of the capitol.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 29 Apr. 2020
  • One of the other three people on board, a student aviator, had taken over the controls, but to no avail.
    — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Both buff, bald men flashed an easy smile in aviator sunglasses in the images.
    — Janine Puhak, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2021
  • So, your mom told you this aviator's helmet belonged to Amelia Earhart?
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Brad Pitt Brad Pitt kept it casual in a loose blue shirt and jacket with aviators.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
  • As for the air tankers' operations over smoldering hillsides, the most immediate danger would seem to be to the aviators.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025

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