sortie
Example Sentences
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In the air assault on Iran that began Saturday, American fighter pilots are flying sortie after sortie alongside refueling tankers, reconnaissance planes, bombers, drones and other U.S. aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Turk’s bad back makes it a brief sortie, but the attempt confirms that their friendship remains fundamentally intact.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
The F-35B landed on 14 June at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala where it was diverted after it ran into bad weather during a sortie in the Indian ocean.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
River are all part of the perfect Sunday sortie for the ‘Animal Control’ star.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
The sortie upon the Rock gained only a brief respite.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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