Examples of commandant in a Sentence
the commandant of a naval district
Recent Examples on the Web
Its aviation mission is dependent on the aircraft returning to flight, and the Marine Corps is committed to the Osprey remaining in its fleet through the 2050s, said Marine Corps assistant deputy commandant for aviation Brig.
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CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) and their five children block out the unspeakable horrors taking place just over the high wall, hearing only occasional shots and plaintive screams and seeing the crematorium's unmistakable glow at night.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
For the unacquainted, a quick description: the movie is about Rudolf Höss, the real-life commandant of Auschwitz, who lived in a home that shared a garden wall with the camp.
—Longreads, 5 Jan. 2024
The film stars Christian Friedel as German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss, who tries to build his dream life with his wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), in their affluent home next to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Jonathan Glazer’s astonishing drama depicts Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife in their villa just beyond the brutalities of the concentration camp.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
She was raised partly by her grandfather, a former commandant of the United States Marine Corps, after her father drowned in a scuba-diving accident in Okinawa.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
Senior military leaders at the ceremony included Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.
—Erika I. Ritchie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Instead, a majority of the scenes take place immediately outside the walls of Auschwitz in occupied Poland, in and around the family home of the German commandant overseeing the exterminations.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) and their five children block out the unspeakable horrors taking place just over the high wall, hearing only occasional shots and plaintive screams and seeing the crematorium's unmistakable glow at night.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
For the unacquainted, a quick description: the movie is about Rudolf Höss, the real-life commandant of Auschwitz, who lived in a home that shared a garden wall with the camp.
—Longreads, 5 Jan. 2024
The film stars Christian Friedel as German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss, who tries to build his dream life with his wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), in their affluent home next to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Jonathan Glazer’s astonishing drama depicts Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife in their villa just beyond the brutalities of the concentration camp.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
She was raised partly by her grandfather, a former commandant of the United States Marine Corps, after her father drowned in a scuba-diving accident in Okinawa.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
Senior military leaders at the ceremony included Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.
—Erika I. Ritchie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Instead, a majority of the scenes take place immediately outside the walls of Auschwitz in occupied Poland, in and around the family home of the German commandant overseeing the exterminations.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1687, in the meaning defined above
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commandant. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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commandant
noun
com·man·dant
ˈkäm-ən-ˌdant 
-ˌdänt
: an officer in command
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