Below you will find example sentences with "special forces". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Special Forces in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: forces
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.9 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "special forces" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 000 us special forces supporting the, 50 us special forces have pulled, army, armed and operations stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with armed forces, special counsel, special effects, armed forces, security forces and support forces, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with special forces
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
HTS has officers, special forces units, drone forces and night-time commandos. (12 words)
Special forces Special forces need to perform fast, decisive operations, frequently airborne or boat-mounted. (15 words)
The Angolan special forces follow the general model of the analogous Portuguese special forces, receiving a similar training. (18 words)
The former Ottawa police officer who re-enrolled in the Forces after 9/11 spent years in the field before becoming commander of Canada’s special forces in 2014, at a time when the elite soldiers were in Iraq and elsewhere. (41 words)
A 12-member Army special forces unit had been accompanying 30 Nigerien forces when they were attacked in a densely wooded area by as many as 50 militants traveling by vehicle and carrying small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. (40 words)
During Hamas’s onslaught on southern Israel last weekend, combat helicopters were among the first forces to arrive and fight the invading terrorists, as well as deploy special forces to communities and army bases that were under attack. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ryan, p.17 All current members of the UK Armed Forces can apply for special forces selection, but historically the majority of candidates have a Commando or Airborne forces background.
Like U.S. Special Operations Command, which oversees special forces composed of servicemembers and organizations drawn from various service branches, the four-star Space Command will oversee space forces from across the military.
Special forces Special forces need to perform fast, decisive operations, frequently airborne or boat-mounted.
Special Forces Trinidad and Tobago has a unique and highly trained group of special forces that is tasked to fulfill counter narcotics and counter terrorism operations.
The Angolan special forces follow the general model of the analogous Portuguese special forces, receiving a similar training.
The training and structure of the Tigers are similar to Turkish special forces, Su Altı Taarruz and United States Special Forces who have close training relationships with them.
Together with British special forces, Norwegian special forces were the first to cross over the border into Kosovo.
During Hamas’s onslaught on southern Israel last weekend, combat helicopters were among the first forces to arrive and fight the invading terrorists, as well as deploy special forces to communities and army bases that were under attack.
HTS has officers, special forces units, drone forces and night-time commandos.
Jordan Goudreau was after a four-year investigation into the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed by Venezuelan security forces and two of his U.S. Special Forces buddies locked away in a Maduro government prison.
Some former special forces soldiers in Iran said they were approached for recruitment initially by contacts within the former Afghan army or security forces over the phone; others said Afghan people smugglers approached them in person.
Ukrainian special forces inflicted a major blow on forces, after wiping out 15 boats in a daring nighttime attack.
While Israeli forces, including the 188th brigade, are waiting in the northern territories for any orders to invade, units of special forces have already started carrying out raids into southern Lebanon.
Special Forces of the future should be planting malware in enemy servers rather than fighting wars with daggers, the new armed forces minister said yesterday.
The former Ottawa police officer who re-enrolled in the Forces after 9/11 spent years in the field before becoming commander of Canada’s special forces in 2014, at a time when the elite soldiers were in Iraq and elsewhere.
About 50 US special forces have pulled back from the area, which paved the way for Turkey’s assault on Syrian Kurdish forces.
Some 2,000 US special forces supporting the Kurdish-led forces will be brought home by April, after US President Donald Trump declared the fight against Isil was “99 per cent complete”.
The captives freed in an April 25 operation by Afghan special forces were mainly members of the country’s security forces but also included government officials and civilians.
The United States Army’s special forces, also known as the Green Berets, are one of the most elite units in the country’s armed forces.
A 12-member Army special forces unit had been accompanying 30 Nigerien forces when they were attacked in a densely wooded area by as many as 50 militants traveling by vehicle and carrying small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.