sorties
- present tense form of sortie (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Analysts from defence intelligence firm Janes offered a similar assessment, as well as saying there had been a "general increase in US intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sorties" since February.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The renewed sorties shattered a rare and unexplained lull that lasted 10 days, fueling speculation and uncertainty about Beijing’s intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Brigadier Guy Foden, a senior British Army officer, added that the UK had flown air combat patrols over Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, in addition to a "number of sorties" over Qatar.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Taiwan has not detected a single Chinese military aircraft around the island for nine of the past 10 days, leaving experts puzzling over the reasons for the dramatic reduction in sorties.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
American planes took off from nearby aircraft carriers and made sixty-four sorties over North Vietnam, bombing their torpedo boat fleet and a major oil depot.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
