non-com
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Yes, Oscar and June are dead, but Forever still is a low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2018
At this point, Forever appears to be another low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people—and then Oscar skis into a tree and dies.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2018
Despite Nasser's "soldier's word" to the contrary, the French say that in Algeria they have captured 50 graduates of Egyptian non-com schools, and believe there are 500 more Egyptian-trained guerrillas fighting there.
From Time Magazine Archive
A native non-com accurately sizes up Gadein and helps him over the rougher spots.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Something wrong?” cried the young officer, taking his sword and belt, which were handed to him by the non-com, and rapidly buckling up.
From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by W. Boucher
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