A member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma

Usage examples of comanche.

The Comanche crouched the instant before the man turned his head abruptly in his direction.

The Comanche remained still, caught up in the beauty of the woman, the strength of the man.

When the Comanche was close enough to launch his attack, he shrieked his fierce war cry, a haunting, horrifying sound intended to freeze his victim.

Bay among the villages of The People as Long Quiet, the fierce Comanche warrior.

Since Creed had never accepted his choice of the Comanche way of life as final, each time Long Quiet left, he was forced to confirm his choice again.

That evening, when Long Quiet reached the Comanche camp he received an unwelcome reminder of the discord between the Comanches and the White-eyes.

As a result of his sojourn into the white world, he was no longer as superstitious as his Comanche friends.

That was followed by the sight of nine Tonkawa braves in full war regalia chasing a lone Comanche brave across the desert.

The bruiting war cry of the lone Comanche echoed over the barren land.

Suddenly, the Comanche, whose face was streaked in macabre designs with black war paint, wheeled his pony around to race headlong back into the midst of the Tonkawas.

The Comanche screamed his defiance of the Tonkawas, who had momentarily retreated, and charged them again with only a knife to defend himself.

The Comanche was quickly surrounded by the screeching Tonkawas, who raced in a circle around their victim, brandishing lances and tomahawks.

One of the Tonkawas dodged in and pierced the Comanche with his lance before quickly retreating.

The courageous Comanche must be dead, Long Quiet thought, for if the brave had been alive, he would have continued fighting to his last breath.

However, it was also possible the Comanche had only been knocked unconscious by his fall.