1
: a small organized group of military personnel
especially
: a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field
2
: a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation
Examples of squad in a Sentence
Noun
the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Media outlets deploy squads of writers, videographers and social editors to produce a steady stream of clips and dispatches, the kind of coverage that now determines their relevance as much as their reporting.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
By canceling the camp, the Lions will instead fold those players directly into their broader offseason program, which includes organized team activities and full-squad sessions.
—Bob Tripi, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.
—Jonathan Pace, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
He was injured and absent from the squad that lost the Championship play-off final here two years ago, but, on this occasion, he would not be spared that especially severe kind of anguish under the arch.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Media outlets deploy squads of writers, videographers and social editors to produce a steady stream of clips and dispatches, the kind of coverage that now determines their relevance as much as their reporting.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
By canceling the camp, the Lions will instead fold those players directly into their broader offseason program, which includes organized team activities and full-squad sessions.
—Bob Tripi, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.
—Jonathan Pace, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad
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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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