noncombatant
Example Sentences
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But under international humanitarian law, it is illegal for a fighter to pose as a doctor — or any other noncombatant civilian.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
You want people to know you're a noncombatant.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2022
The U.S. military, said one official, did not see indications of other noncombatant casualties but cannot rule it out because the forces were not on the ground long enough to dig through all the rubble.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2022
The attack at the airport’s Abbey Gate unfolded four days earlier, during the frenzied final days of the largest noncombatant evacuation ever conducted by the U.S. military.
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2022
An unexpected, a singularly noncombatant, note came into Mrs. Glass’s voice.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
