auxiliary

Example Sentences

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But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Revolutionary Guards.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

According to the Geneva Conventions, to which Russia is a party, former POWs can’t be employed on active military service, only in auxiliary roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Surgeons implanted an auxiliary liver graft derived from a genetically modified Diannan miniature pig featuring 10 targeted gene alterations.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

The system can connect to three devices through HDMI, Optical, and auxiliary inputs, and it also supports wireless bluetooth.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The Sisters kept their pantries and auxiliary libraries and armories in the seemingly endless floors belowground.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill