sortie

Example Sentences

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Taipei says Beijing has stepped up incursions into its air defence zone in recent years, with Chinese military aircraft flying hundreds of sorties every month.

From BBC

That number marked the highest daily total of such Chinese sorties since 2020, when Taiwan began regularly releasing the data.

From New York Times

That was a jump from the usual number of such sorties.

From New York Times

It sent dozens of sorties by fighter jets, according to Japanese military authorities.

From New York Times

Those included 45 that crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait, an informal boundary, a jump from the usual number of such sorties.

From New York Times