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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In February, Israeli commandos freed two hostages in Rafah in southern Gaza in a rescue operation that killed at least 67 Palestinians.
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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
Weeks after his defection, the Kremlin’s signature Sunday evening news program ran a segment quoting fellow pilots and commandos from Russia’s military intelligence service vowing revenge.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The operation involved a navy destroyer, a patrol ship, an Indian Air Force C-17 transporter flying more than 1,500 miles to airdrop marine commandos, a naval drone, a reconnaissance drone and a P-8 surveillance jet, the release said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Among those attending that critical meeting: Rodolphe Jaar, who hosted the gathering; Rivera, the Colombian commando leader; James Solages, a Haitian American; and Joseph Vincent, a Haitian American who previously worked as an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Decades earlier, on December 29, 1968, an Israeli commando team had descended onto Lebanon’s airport and destroyed 13 civilian aircraft—in retaliation, Israel said, for an earlier attack on a civilian El Al flight by Palestinian militants based in Lebanon.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
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
Weeks after his defection, the Kremlin’s signature Sunday evening news program ran a segment quoting fellow pilots and commandos from Russia’s military intelligence service vowing revenge.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The operation involved a navy destroyer, a patrol ship, an Indian Air Force C-17 transporter flying more than 1,500 miles to airdrop marine commandos, a naval drone, a reconnaissance drone and a P-8 surveillance jet, the release said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Among those attending that critical meeting: Rodolphe Jaar, who hosted the gathering; Rivera, the Colombian commando leader; James Solages, a Haitian American; and Joseph Vincent, a Haitian American who previously worked as an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Decades earlier, on December 29, 1968, an Israeli commando team had descended onto Lebanon’s airport and destroyed 13 civilian aircraft—in retaliation, Israel said, for an earlier attack on a civilian El Al flight by Palestinian militants based in Lebanon.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 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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