How to Use airbag in a Sentence

airbag

noun
Definition of airbagnext
  • The impact was not severe enough to cause his airbags to deploy.
    — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2017
  • And if a collision occurred, the airbags could have failed to deploy.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • All three were restrained by seat belts, and the SUV's airbags deployed.
    — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Ultimately, this research led to seat belts, padded dashboards, airbags and other technologies that would save many lives over the ensuing years.
    — Lee Vinsel and Constantine Samaras, Smithsonian, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Teams carry replacement airbags allowing a technician to remove the defective one on the spot.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The auto supplier had provided tens of millions of defective airbag inflators over many years.
    — John Lippert, Bloomberg.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • And another on the Takata Corp. airbag recall after its bankruptcy.
    — John Lippert, Bloomberg.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Over the course of the day, students participate in braking exercises, seeing an airbag shoot a water bottle 40 feet in the air and even driving on skid pads.
    — Astrid Hacker, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2017
  • It has been engineered to meet or exceed all current safety regulations and features six airbags as standard along with a number of electronic safety systems.
    — Terry Troy, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • In June, Takata, a maker of faulty airbags linked to 18 deaths worldwide, declared bankruptcy after being hit by a whirlwind of lawsuits.
    — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Tesla has been doing it for years, but most automakers use domain architectures, with dozens of electronic control units that control everything from power windows and airbags to braking.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The car rolled over and the airbags deployed in the crash.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The airbag must be turned off or the child seat must be placed in the rear.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The car rolled over and airbags deployed, the NPS said.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The car’s axle was bent and an airbag had been deployed.
    — cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The van's tires were blown and an airbag had been deployed.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The impact of the crash caused the cruiser's airbags to deploy.
    — Cincinnati.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • At the scene of the crash, a dark sedan was on the sidewalk with its airbags deployed.
    — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Two of the children were in the front seat when the airbag deployed, the report said.
    — David Harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The safest place for the convertible car seat is in the back seat, away from airbags.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Japan has been a leader of airbag use for more than a decade.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The airbag in your car is based on the same principle to keep you safe—or safer—in a crash.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The blow crunched the hood of the Nissan and set off the airbags, but no underride had occurred.
    — A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
  • The suspect also stole the airbag, horn and $5 in coins from the vehicle.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • In the video, the front half of the S.U.V. is severely damaged, and both airbags are seen to have deployed.
    — Tacey Rychter and Gerry Mullany, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The windshield shattered, the airbags exploded, and the car filled with the smell of fuel.
    — Gal Beckerman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • At the house, the officer found the car to be disabled, its airbag deployed.
    — cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The air bag is five to eight times the size of a driver airbag, depending on the side of the vehicle.
    — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 10 June 2019
  • The Takata airbag recall has affected more than 100 million cars across the world.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
  • An airbag that deploys with excessive force can increase the risk of an injury during a crash, the report said.
    — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'airbag.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: