Example sentences for: no-fly

How can you use “no-fly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But as of 9/11, the FAA's "no-fly" list contained the names of just 12 terrorist suspects (including 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed), even though government watchlists contained the names of many thousands of known and suspected terrorists.

  • According to the LAT lead, yesterday's combat over Iraq represents both the determination of the U.S. to enforce the "no-fly" zones and of Saddam Hussein to flout them.

  • The CENTCOM commander told us he renewed his appeal for further military planning to respond to Iraqi moves shortly after 9/11, both because he personally felt that Iraq and al Qaeda might be engaged in some form of collusion and because he worried that Saddam might take advantage of the attacks to move against his internal enemies in the northern or southern parts of Iraq, where the United States was flying regular missions to enforce Iraqi no-fly zones.

  • Only the Los Angeles Times fronts the situation in the Gulf: the lead describes Iraqi attempts to lure American planes into missile range and threats to fire on planes patrolling the no-fly zone.

  • "He's provided an opportunity for us to pick apart his military machine," one U.S. official explained to the Los Angeles Times . In January alone, allied aircraft patrolling the no-fly zones dropped some 60 bombs and missiles on Saddam's air defenses, scoring more hits than they achieved in December's four day campaign.


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