mission
Example Sentences
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Some of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s past missions have involved seizing territory, conducting raids and intercepting vessels.
When he was discovered living in a Pakistani town—where he was killed in a covert U.S. mission in 2011—Washington’s opinion of Islamabad collapsed.
For hours on a crisp, blue-sky day, kite flyers mingled with sign-wavers, sharing space on the National Mall as they pursued their dueling missions.
From Barron's
"The convoy remains on track to complete its mission - delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid to the Cuban people," he added.
From BBC
"Our mission is to tell America's magnificent story."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
