commando
noun
com·man·do
kə-ˈman-(ˌ)dō 
plural commandos or commandoes
1
2
a
: a military unit trained and organized as shock troops especially for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory
b
: a member of such a unit
Examples of commando in a Sentence
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Israeli airstrikes provided cover for the commandos and killed scores of Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Israeli commandos pulled out before dawn on Monday.
—Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
This includes two frontline warships in the Gulf of Aden, at least 10 in the northern and western Arabian Sea, surveillance aircraft, and navy personnel including special commandos.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The commandos dressed as doctors, nurses and patients.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
In February, Israeli commandos freed two hostages in Rafah in southern Gaza in a rescue operation that killed at least 67 Palestinians.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Israel’s naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, swept into the hospital compound early on March 18.
—Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In one scene, Rose lifts her skirt to flash her underwear at Edith, but Buckley shocked the crew by going commando because her costume had gotten dirty.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
As the Kolkata sought the surrender of the pirates, the commandos parachuted in after a 10-hour flight from India, the air force said on X. Rafts were also dropped into the ocean from the large transport for marines to reach the Ruen.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Israeli commandos pulled out before dawn on Monday.
—Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
This includes two frontline warships in the Gulf of Aden, at least 10 in the northern and western Arabian Sea, surveillance aircraft, and navy personnel including special commandos.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The commandos dressed as doctors, nurses and patients.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
In February, Israeli commandos freed two hostages in Rafah in southern Gaza in a rescue operation that killed at least 67 Palestinians.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Israel’s naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, swept into the hospital compound early on March 18.
—Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In one scene, Rose lifts her skirt to flash her underwear at Edith, but Buckley shocked the crew by going commando because her costume had gotten dirty.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
As the Kolkata sought the surrender of the pirates, the commandos parachuted in after a 10-hour flight from India, the air force said on X. Rafts were also dropped into the ocean from the large transport for marines to reach the Ruen.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
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commando
noun
com·man·do
kə-ˈman-dō
plural commandos or commandoes
1
: a military unit trained and organized for surprise raids
2
: a member of a commando
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