Used in a Sentence

cong

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cong.

Editorial note

Some viet girl basically told us her father was a Viet Cong spy, he spied on the US.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A type of carved jade tube made in China starting in the Neolithic.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cong gathered in one view.

noun

A type of carved jade tube made in China starting in the Neolithic.

noun

(India) Clipping of Indian National Congress.

noun

(US) Clipping of Vietcong. [A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States, South Korea, Australia, and the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cong.

noun

A type of carved jade tube made in China starting in the Neolithic.

noun

(India) Clipping of Indian National Congress.

noun

(US) Clipping of Vietcong. [A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States, South Korea, Australia, and the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.]

noun

Obsolete form of Kong (“city in Iran”). [A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.]

Example sentences

1

Some viet girl basically told us her father was a Viet Cong spy, he spied on the US.

2

From what I purpose of Agent Orange was to deny the Viet Cong supplies in South Vietnam.

3

It costs money and it's basically going to be like fighting the Somalis or the Viet Cong or indeed the Iraq/Afghanistan occupations; they're so decentralised that air bombing is ineffective, and they have enough local support that a ground campaign will be grinding.

4

In Vietnam, they became infamous for their unreliability, to the point that Viet Cong soldiers would loot every bit of equipment off fallen US troops except for the rifle, and US troops would sometimes carry 3 M16s so they had a better chance of having a functioning rifle when their first one jammed.

5

There could have been a rule written "Make sure to count the number of captured Viet Cong when you disembark from the helicopter.

6

The idea was that bullets fired by American soldiers towards civilians would automatically turn those civilians into Viet Cong.

7

At the very end US Troops were evacuated from Saigon, and the city was taken over by the Viet Cong.

8

Hitchens is the guy who claimed the Viet Cong/NLF never used car bombs, right?

9

Tell that to the Mujahideen, the Viet Cong, and the 2003- Iraqi Insurgency.

10

Similar things were said about the Viet Cong, except for the cellphones.

11

Isn't that what they said about the Viet Cong?

12

In my view, it's simply a lack of charitable funding support for open-data infrastructure for engaging with government offices - I believe this can implement more & better constituent messages to Congress, including geolocation features for constituent verification in cases where implemented, and better analytics tools for Cong.

Quote examples

1

There could have been a rule written "Make sure to count the number of captured Viet Cong when you disembark from the helicopter.

2

I think the human race is going to wreck itself, and it is important that we get control of this horrible force and try to eliminate it." (Economics of Defense Policy: Hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, 97th Cong., 2nd sess., Pt.

3

I think the human race is going to wreck itself, and it is important that we get control of this horrible force and try to eliminate it." Economics of Defense Policy: Hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, 97th Cong., 2nd sess., Pt.

Proper noun examples

1

The idea was that bullets fired by American soldiers towards civilians would automatically turn those civilians into Viet Cong.

2

At the very end US Troops were evacuated from Saigon, and the city was taken over by the Viet Cong.

3

Hitchens is the guy who claimed the Viet Cong/NLF never used car bombs, right?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cong in a sentence?

Some viet girl basically told us her father was a Viet Cong spy, he spied on the US.

What does cong mean?

A type of carved jade tube made in China starting in the Neolithic.

What part of speech is cong?

cong is commonly used as noun.