How to Use recon in a Sentence

recon

noun
  • Grier received the kind of elite recon that all great heists need.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • So the question is whether there were recon tours that were given ahead of time.
    — Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 15 Jan. 2021
  • As per my recon, the water isn't deep, maybe up to the lower bumper.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2022
  • So do as much internet recon on a place as possible.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
  • None of the members of the tuxedoed recon party dove into the hole, a square about six feet across.
    — David W. Brown, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2020
  • With the last recon data in for #Harvey, it can be seen slowing to a crawl near the coast.
    — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Al and Dwight go rogue on a recon mission for Ginny to follow a lead thought lost.
    — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Unarmed recon pilots had to make a quick escape when the enemy approached.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • In fact, it is even designed for two beds in back which could be very handy for a recon team out scouting in advance of troops, for example.
    — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 12 June 2018
  • Campbell said there are probably also two parents who were camera-shy or away from the den on a recon mission.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2021
  • The commandeered building that the recon teams are using as their base is a hive of activity.
    — Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2022
  • Some have been running recon, sending them addresses with vacant spaces.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The Empire leader sends out a recon droid, which meets an explosive end when Grogu uses the Force on it.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Those working with him, including the recon team, are volunteers, too, with a good majority of them retirees.
    — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 24 June 2020
  • In major exercises, bike scouts allowed the recon units to achieve their objectives hours before schedule.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2022
  • Lisa Larson, a broker at Sotheby’s and a board member at her own co-op, says doing a little board recon in advance can help.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 1 July 2026
  • In a pattern that was repeated, details about the next day’s challenge were only revealed the night before, so that candidates couldn’t go out and do recon.
    — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The high-tech recon vehicles are a Stryker brigade’s cavalry—its fast-moving, far-seeing, hard-hitting scouts.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Use mapping timeline features to do recon on water levels and cover throughout the previous seasons.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Anna van der Breggen was pulled from her bike by security during a recon of the Olympic course for Wednesday's race against the clock.
    — Dave Skretta, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • Do social recon to investigate the online presence and footprint of current and potential clients.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • All-day lane rotations between trainers on urban movement, dismounted recon ops, and advanced room defense.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The recon flight also reported that the central pressure has continued to fall, another sign of strengthening.
    — Leigh Morgan, al.com, 12 July 2019
  • The railgun shoots through surfaces, which sounds insane, particularly when compared with the recon scanner which can mark opponents.
    — Dave Thier, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • Climate hawks have rightly celebrated the news of Ukrainians using ebikes and electric drones for recon or to raid Russian tanks.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2022
  • There’s no rest for the thirsty, however—the waiter returned, and the guests, after some brief recon, ventured into the Explorative section.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Thanks to a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, the Buckeyes are the ones doing recon on the Huskers for everyone else.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Former recon Marine, Derek Sisson has launched a new, smooth bourbon called ‘Merica.
    — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 3 July 2018
  • Doing the recon, Bucklew noticed that a lot of ships began appearing in the harbor and townspeople began to cover an entire hillside.
    — cincinnati.com, 26 May 2022

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