Sentence examples for successful sortie from inspiring English sources

Although the siege was partially lifted soon afterwards and a successful sortie allowed a communication route between the city and the rest of Poland, a large Russian force remained on the left bank of the Vistula and continued to threaten the city.

The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England Result: US 15 beat Europe 13 The 30th Ryder Cup yesterday went the way of 22 of its predecessors when the United States, with a stirring and successful last-day sortie, took the final singles 7½- 4½ and the match 15-13.

Recent campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated that American carrier air power can conduct coordinated deep-strike missions well beyond coastal reaches, providing around the clock target coverage, consistently accurate target attack, and multiple successful target attacks per sortie.

The Navy's performance over Afghanistan and Iraq further showed how far the nation's carrier force has advanced since the end of the cold war in providing around-the-clock target coverage, consistently accurate target attack, and-for the first time in its history-multiple successful target attacks per sortie.

This sortie was successful, and greatly improved U.S. intelligence holdings on these areas.

The first RAF bomber command Grand Slam sortie got underway within hours of the successful test of the bomb.

This first sortie ended badly.

Friday's sortie was a preliminary meeting.

Our first sortie was to Scotland.

The first sortie carried 80 plants.

"They're returning from a training sortie," insists Allfrey.