auxiliary

Example Sentences

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But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Revolutionary Guards.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Surgeons implanted an auxiliary liver graft derived from a genetically modified Diannan miniature pig featuring 10 targeted gene alterations.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

The system can connect to three devices through HDMI, Optical, and auxiliary inputs, and it also supports wireless bluetooth.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The RSF, formerly known as the Janjaweed, emerged in the early 2000s as an auxiliary militia in Darfur and later evolved into a powerful, independently commanded force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

I’d told and retold Miss Sadie's last story and what I’d learned from Hattie Mae's news auxiliary to Lettie and Ruthanne.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool