commando

Example Sentences

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One North Korean commando, captured during a daring 1968 mission to assassinate the South Korean president in Seoul, recalls the confusion he felt when first encountering Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Labuschagne, an ex-South African commando, founded Warm Heart Initiative in response to the clashes that followed the translocation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Still, Makasi rose quickly, becoming a commando instructor training elite units.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Now, nearly four decades after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s commando Dutch Schaefer survived his encounter with a Yautja – long before anyone knew that’s what they were called – “Predator: Badlands” makes one of them the hero.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

Nattie came into the room with her back pressed against the wall like a commando on a black ops mission.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson