Sentence examples similar to cushioned descent from inspiring English sources
One of the passengers was staring out the window, and the clouds seemed to be cushioning the descent.
But here, the facts feel weakly extraneous, like bits of background that should cushion our descent into Dacca.
1995 Robert Overcracker illegally goes over the falls on a jetski, relying on a parachute to cushion his descent.
The fuselage tumbled through pine branches and into a thick coating of snow, softening the impact and cushioning its descent down the hill, crash investigators said at the time.
The lone passenger survived the fall from the 79th floor because the cables beneath the cab slowed her descent and cushioned her landing.
In the years since, the company has gained a following among farmers who've been sold on its dual-chamber cow waterbeds -- dubbed DCC waterbeds -- which feature an extra front pillow to cushion a cow's descent onto the bed.
Nasa is not using the usual rockets to slow the descent of the lander or giant airbags to cushion what would be a disastrous impact.
A large parachute would slow its descent then, just before touchdown, rockets would fire to cushion the landing for the cosmonauts inside.
Previous rovers have deployed parachutes to slow their descents, and have then crashed into the ground using airbags to cushion their impacts.
