combatant

Example Sentences

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“At the end of the day, the government is going to go with systems that have been deployed, where combatant commanders swear by the fact that they want one of what we have,” Mengucci said.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

“If the aircraft flying above is not identifiable as a combatant aircraft, it should not be engaged in combatant activity.”

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

“Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable—our small surface combatant inventory is a third of what we need,” Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The Bride’s first combatant, Vivica A. Fox’s Vernita Green, a hit woman-turned-Pasadena housewife, suggests dueling at 2:30 a.m. in all-black costumes on a Little League field.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

At Blackcliff we learn to classify people: civilian, combatant, enemy, ally, informer, defector.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir