base of operations
Example Sentences
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The nearby U-Tapao airfield became a major base of operations during the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
His primary base of operations is now Indian Creek Island, an ultraexclusive, 300-acre human-made barrier island in Miami known as the “Billionaire Bunker.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Many ships also disguise their real owners, flying flags that have nothing to do with their true base of operations, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The camp, built in 1941 and closed in 1946, was the last base of operations for Black “Buffalo Soldiers” before the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
But we spent the night there, turning the pagoda into a little fortress, and then for the next seven or eight days we used the place as a base of operations.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
