commando

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Mr. Talty’s representative commando, Helias Doundoulakis, was more Bond-like in his approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

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

“Oh, really. You have new orders from the commando, I suppose.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver