How to Use Mach in a Sentence

Mach

noun

• This is greater than Mach 4, and faster than the fastest jet plane.
  — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
• As Trimble points out, that’s about 80 mph short of Mach 3.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• The rest of the region is moving at Mach speed and you will be left behind.
  — Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
• One Mach is equal to the speed of sound, which is roughly 760 miles an hour at sea level.
  — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
• His launch angle, nerds, was straight — with a Mach 2 exit velo.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• But flying faster than the speed of sound—Mach 1—was a barrier many thought couldn’t be crossed.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
• The jets, which are just theoretical at this point, would be able to fly at Mach 4—or twice the speed of the Concorde.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
• The missile, which can fly at Mach 3.5, or three and a half times faster than the speed of sound, can be deployed on ships and mobile trailers.
  — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
• The company’s Halcyon jet would travel at Mach 5 — or five times the speed of sound.
  — Monica Rodman, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
• Russia has fired the Kinzhal, which can fly at Mach 5 or greater, several times into Ukraine.
  — Brad Dress, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
• The size of the experimental airspace for today's flight limited how long the jet was able to fly above Mach 1.
  — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
• The primary objective is to test the vehicle's speed up to Mach 1.1.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
• But at 26 km above the planet, as the spacecraft slowed to Mach one, The Exploration Company lost contact.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
• Ukrainian officials said the missile that struck Dnipro reached Mach 11.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
• The multi-mission missile that flies at Mach 5+ can be launched from on a wide variety of aircraft.
  — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2024
• Hypersonic weapons are missile systems that travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2022
• One thing that did work on both its January and Mach launch attempts was the successful recapture of the Super Heavy booster back at the launch site.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
• Hypersonic weapons are expensive and difficult-to-produce systems able to travel at Mach 5—i.e., upwards of five times the speed of sound.
  — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
• And there’s really no better choice than the SR-71—which was nicknamed the Blackbird—a long-range, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that could fly at speed in excess of Mach 3.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2023
• Ramjets are usually best suited to work at supersonic levels from Mach 2 to Mach 4.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
• While the exact impact velocity is classified, it is estimated to exceed Mach 1—the speed of sound (767 mph).
  — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
• During his address to the nation that evening, Putin proclaimed that the missile travels at speed of Mach 10 and cannot be intercepted by any existing air defense systems.
  — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
• In other words, the inventors were concerned that the aircraft might break apart upon reaching Mach 1 (about 761 mph at sea level and standard temperatures).
  — Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
• According to the company, the ultimate goal is to use an advanced version of the engine to power the Stargazer M4, a Mach 4 reusable passenger aircraft.
  — David Szondy may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
• The sound barrier is the sudden increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs when an object approaches Mach 1.
  — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
• Hypersonic missiles are considered to be any missile traveling at over Mach 5, or about one mile per second.
  — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
• Planned specifications for this supersonic airliner include a cruising speed of Mach 1.7, and a maximum speed of Mach 2.2.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
• Following this, according to the company's timeline for Mission Possible, the capsule's parachutes were due to deploy at a velocity between Mach 0.8 and Mach 0.6.
  — ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
• The contracts will create innovative concept designs and technology roadmaps for Mach 2-plus travel.
  — Doc Louallen, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• Hypersonic weapons are widely feared for their speed — at least Mach 5, traveling miles in seconds — and maneuverability.
  — Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024