How to Use expeditionary in a Sentence

expeditionary

adjective
  • The vessel is used by expeditionary teams from around the world.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2020
  • With an expeditionary sea base around, that need becomes less of a priority.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The Quds, or Jerusalem, Force is the Guard’s expeditionary unit.
    — Jon Gambrell, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
  • And this is the thing about expeditionary journalism in general.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 14 June 2018
  • The bulk of China’s naval buildup has been in the area of surface ships, many of which are not suitable for long range, expeditionary warfare.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2019
  • The hipsters, the artists, the writers and the start-up entrepreneurs started arriving a few years ago, a sort of flat white expeditionary force.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 2 June 2017
  • Its expeditionary forces already have served in Afghanistan and as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fox News, 19 June 2018
  • That warship, an expeditionary sea base, is about the size of an aircraft carrier and can support helicopters and special forces.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • When it’s paired with the most expeditionary-minded military the world’s ever seen, sitting on the edge of the world’s newest potential hotspot.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Nov. 2021
  • This system can support the equivalent of a brigade-sized expeditionary unit, with voice, text and data traffic at up to 30m bits per second (bps).
    — The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • Within 50 days, Mattis was leading an expeditionary brigade in Afghanistan.
    — Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Construction on the expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith took about two years and is set to be permanently foreign-based.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • The Marines, as a fast-moving expeditionary force that relies on grunts to carry lots of gear to the front line, sees itself as an odd fit for gender integration.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Part of the Silversea fleet, the Silver Explorer, is billed as an expeditionary vessel.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2019
  • The Marines are working on deploying expeditionary units to set up missile launchers on small islands to threaten Chinese ships.
    — Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American harbor.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The force includes about 4,500 sailors and Marines, among them a rapid-response expeditionary unit of 2,200 troops.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Marines being sent to the region are an expeditionary unit designed for quick amphibious landings, but their deployment does not mean a ground invasion is certain.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The first try failed, but a second expeditionary force arriving a year later brought with it smallpox, which devastated the city and brought the Spanish victory.
    — Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
  • Given their lineage as an expeditionary force, legionnaires are often among the first French troops sent into a dangerous environment.
    — Joshua Holzer, The Conversation, 22 June 2022
  • In the early 1500s, Hernán Cortés led an expeditionary force into the Aztec Empire.
    — Dustin Snyder, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • The Navy’s other expeditionary sea bases have conducted operations off the coast of Africa and in the Middle East.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • The Quds Force is the Guard’s expeditionary unit, responsible for operations abroad.
    — Eric Tucker, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Designed for expeditionary warfare, the Viper has become one of the most versatile and lethal attack helicopters in Western service.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
  • These requirements reflect a shift toward expeditionary warfare, where units move fast and operate independently.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But in expeditionary environments, where all these things are likely to be in short supply, ACES could make a real difference.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • While other European nations have built more expeditionary forces, Finland has focused on defending itself.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
  • An expeditionary learning school for grades 6-8, in partnership with the Denver Public Schools, has also been nixed from the building.
    — John Wenzel, The Know, 4 May 2017
  • Consider that ongoing civil suit against MassDOT as an expeditionary mission for the feds.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The gondola rides, which would cost about $10 each way, would fly roughly 30 feet over historic sites including where a Spanish expeditionary force led by Capt.
    — Louis Sahagún Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020

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