Sentence examples for sinking jet from inspiring English sources
Sullenberger then helped passengers escape to rescue boats, and twice walked the length of the passenger cabin inside the sinking jet to check that everyone had got out safely, before escaping himself.
Sullenberger, with 29 years' experience as a commercial airlines pilot, helped passengers escape to rescue boats, and twice walked the length of the passenger cabin inside the sinking jet to check that everyone had got out safely, before escaping himself.
But as the day's toll began to mount — broken surfboard leashes, damaged and sunk Jet Skis (used to ferry surfers back and forth from the beach) and shaken surfers — organizers and competitors thought better of making Tuesday the historic day.
Some experts believe it may have run out of fuel, but other analysts say the wing's good condition points towards a controlled ocean landing, with the jet sinking largely intact.
This is what frustration feels like: abject helplessness, as Eric Smith watched Tim Tebow sprint around the corner, watched him race to the end zone, watched him celebrate the touchdown that sank the Jets on Thursday night and, maybe, for the year.
They so frustrated defensive end Shaun Ellis that as he trudged into the locker room after a defeat that basically sank the Jets' season, he lifted a hunk of snow the size of a small boulder and threw it into the crowd.
This year, Curtis Martin is giving weekly updates on the state of the Jets' sinking ship.
Curtis Martin said the ship was sinking and the Jets were playing like kids, not professionals.
By Avi Zenilman January 15 , 2009It looks like a flock of geese brought down the U.S. Airways jet now sinking in the Hudson River.
Giants, 19-17 Green Bay (0-1) at Buffalo (1-0) The Green Bay offense sank against the Jets and now plays the defense that led the league a season ago.
Turkish authorities have sunk an A300 Airbus jet off the Aegean coast with the aim of attracting more diving tourists to the region.
