non-com
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Yes, Oscar and June are dead, but Forever still is a low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018
At this point, Forever appears to be another low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people—and then Oscar skis into a tree and dies.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018
A few hours before midnight, a Tunisian army non-com burst in upon a Defense Ministry official and blurted the details of the plot.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The reason: he did not remove his hat�a miscue that Bell knew could only have been committed by a non-com not yet used to civilian ways.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The non-com blinked stupidly for a moment; then his flat, freckled face cracked in a broad grin.
From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney
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