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How to use commando in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun

Commando means a small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas. Example: “Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.”

Examples of commando by meaning

nounA commando trooper.

  • Ben Grant, 30, who spent more than five years as a commando in the Royal Marines, is part of group of seven ex-servicemen who arrived in Ukraine over the weekend to fight invading Russian forces.2022 March 8, “Tory MP’s son among UK ex-servicemen heading to Ukrainian front line”, in the Guardian

More sentences with commando

  • Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.From the entry out
  • I just got my first commando flash.From the entry flash
  • The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.From the entry sabotage
  • Is there no way you can let your phone go commando?2016 May 22, Chris Matyszczyk, “Why I'll never buy an iPhone case”, in CNET-. From the entry go commando
  • A second significant enemy commando raid further wet-blanketed satisfaction over the reopening of Highway 4.1997, Wilfred P. Deac, Road to the Killing Fields: The Cambodian War of 1970-1975, →ISBN. From the entry wet-blanket
  • Without hesitation, the commandos triggered their assault rifles and light machine guns.1990, Dan Schmidt, Red Firestorm (Eagle Force #4), Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry hellstorm
  • He shrugs, too, when commandos zipline or jetpack into his line of vision, trading fire across busy intersections.2021 August 6, A. A. Dowd, “The Ryan Reynolds action-comedy Free Guy is a Truman Show for the Fortnite age”, in The A.V. Club. From the entry jetpack
  • As soon as the snipers had confirmed that the roof was clear, the commandos had grappled up the five stories.2020, Siddhartha Thorat, Operation Hellfire, Sristhi Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN. From the entry grapple
  • No time to do more shopping—I'd just go commando.2012, Jessica Sims, Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter, →ISBN. From the entry go commando
  • He was a commando and he was a state boxer.2004, Ong Lay Jinn, 00:24:49 from the start, in Perth: The Geylang Massacre. From the entry regular
  • The Israelis manned their fighting positions, certain they would be facing, at most, a few dozen heliborne commandos.1987, Jerry Asher, Eric M Hammel, Duel for the Golan. From the entry heliborne
  • Cynthia, the domestic-minded, looked as dashing as a young commando.1978, Graham Greene, The Human Factor, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry Cynthia
  • They were chased off last Friday by about 30 South Vietnamese Navy commandos, the Saigon military spokesman said.1974 January 21, David K. Simpler, “Saigon Says Chinese Control Islands, But Refuses to Admit Complete Defeat”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry Robert Island
  • Commandos march better on tea than on water.1944 February 24, “‘They march better on tea’”, in H. R. Tompkins, editor, The Stirling News-Argus, volume 64, number 26, Stirling, Ont.…. From the entry Rosie Lee
  • They assembled folding “fol-boats” and a large rubber equipment boat under the eye of two Australian commando officers assigned to the sub.2018 November 5, John J. Tkacik, Jr., “Stars and Stripes over Pratas Island”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2020. From the entry Tungsha
  • When all was ready, the commandos boarded a fol-boat alongside in the sea froth, then loaded the gear, explosives and automatic weapons.2018 November 5, John J. Tkacik, Jr., “Stars and Stripes over Pratas Island”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2020. From the entry Tungsha

Meaning of commando

  1. noun A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
  2. noun A commando trooper.
  3. noun An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.

Full definition of commando

Questions about commando in a sentence

How do you use commando in a sentence?
Commando is used as a noun. For example: “Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.”
What is a short sentence with commando?
“I just got my first commando flash.”
What does commando mean?
Commando means a small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.

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