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 RAF confirmed "a pylon" had detached itself from the RAF Coningsby-based Typhoon jet in Haisthorpe, near Bridlington, during a sortie on 18 January.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

But this time the Russian plane wasn’t on a bombing sortie.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

"Some loose tongues spread tales of the preparations for Tyrek's wedding feast, and these wretches got it in their heads they should be feasted too. His Grace led a sortie and sent them scurrying."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin