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  • noun Plural form of Comanche.

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Examples

  • “Northerners” was what the Apaches called the Comanches, because they invariably came at them from the north.

    EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010

  • That the Comanches were the dominant power in this part of the world did not mean they did not make alliances of convenience, especially where Apaches and Spanish were concerned.

    EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010

  • “One of the Comanches is a man called Kicking Wolf,” Tudwal ventured.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • A great raid would remind the Texans that the Comanches were a people still; they could not be turned into farmers just because the whites wanted their land.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • “One of the Comanches is a man called Kicking Wolf,” Tudwal ventured.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • “One of the Comanches is a man called Kicking Wolf,” Tudwal ventured.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • A great raid would remind the Texans that the Comanches were a people still; they could not be turned into farmers just because the whites wanted their land.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • A great raid would remind the Texans that the Comanches were a people still; they could not be turned into farmers just because the whites wanted their land.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

  • “One of the Comanches is a man called Kicking Wolf,” Tudwal ventured.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

  • A great raid would remind the Texans that the Comanches were a people still; they could not be turned into farmers just because the whites wanted their land.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

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