Examples of commandant in a Sentence
the commandant of a naval district
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Trump fired the woman commandant of the Coast Guard, the Black combat-veteran Air Force general who was the chair of the Joint Chiefs, and the first woman to be the chief of naval operations.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
The State Police will also hire a civilian director to work alongside the academy’s commandant, and institute baseline physical and psychological screenings for recruits before the academy begins.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, said the discovery reconnects the service to a defining moment in its history.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
The State Police will also hire a civilian director to work alongside the academy’s commandant, and institute baseline physical and psychological screenings for recruits before the academy begins.
—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, said the discovery reconnects the service to a defining moment in its history.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre.
—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commandant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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commandant
noun
com·man·dant
ˈkäm-ən-ˌdant 
-ˌdänt
: an officer in command
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