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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Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
Coker was stashed on the practice squad for a bit before being promoted to the 53-man roster due injuries midway through his rookie season.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Enter Dylan Cook, who bounced between the practice squad and the active roster in Tampa Bay and then Pittsburgh for most of the last four years.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2023, the team also celebrated Rita Ora modeling one of the squad’s 130th anniversary shirts.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
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Noun
That will be the case for most of the Boise State football squad, which earned itself a long Christmas break after winning the Mountain West championship for a third straight year and playing in the LA Bowl last weekend — one of the earliest postseason games on the schedule.
—Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
Coker was stashed on the practice squad for a bit before being promoted to the 53-man roster due injuries midway through his rookie season.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Enter Dylan Cook, who bounced between the practice squad and the active roster in Tampa Bay and then Pittsburgh for most of the last four years.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2023, the team also celebrated Rita Ora modeling one of the squad’s 130th anniversary shirts.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
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 22 Dec. 2025.
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