Examples of “parachute” in a Sentence

noun A fabric device that fills with air to slow the fall of a person or object dropped from height.

• The skydiver pulled the cord and her parachute opened seconds later.
• The pilot checked that his parachute was packed correctly before he boarded.
• A small parachute slowed the delivery box as it drifted down to the field.

verb To descend using a parachute.

• The soldiers parachuted into the combat zone at dawn.
• They planned to parachute from the plane over a wide, empty field.
• He has parachuted many times and still feels nervous before every jump.

verb To place someone into a role or organization without them having worked their way up through it.

• The new CEO was parachuted in from a rival firm.
• The manager was parachuted into the team a week before the big launch.
• Staff grumbled when the company parachuted a friend of the director into the job.