Examples of commandant in a Sentence
the commandant of a naval district
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One of their leaders, a colonel of the Russian National Guard named Sergei Dovgan, began to act as the commandant of the surrounding town.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
On January 21, one day into the new presidency, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security fired Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female commandant of the Coast Guard, without stating a reason.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2025
The story behind how Rudolph morphed into history’s most prolific killer during his tenure as commandant of Nazi Germany’s most notorious camp is still something of a mystery to his grandson.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
In all, Camp Pendleton has 13,602 rooms, but only 11,692 were usable and only 2,393 met the commandant’s new standards, officials said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
On January 21, one day into the new presidency, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security fired Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female commandant of the Coast Guard, without stating a reason.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2025
The story behind how Rudolph morphed into history’s most prolific killer during his tenure as commandant of Nazi Germany’s most notorious camp is still something of a mystery to his grandson.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
In all, Camp Pendleton has 13,602 rooms, but only 11,692 were usable and only 2,393 met the commandant’s new standards, officials said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commandant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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commandant
noun
com·man·dant
ˈkäm-ən-ˌdant 
-ˌdänt
: an officer in command
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