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
The reason: he did not remove his hat�a miscue that Bell knew could only have been committed by a non-com not yet used to civilian ways.
From Time Magazine Archive
A native non-com accurately sizes up Gadein and helps him over the rougher spots.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sergeant-major Spooner felt the time ripe for him to cross the line from non-com to commissioned officer.
From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville
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