enlisted
Example Sentences
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I chatted with junior enlisted personnel and junior officers in small groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
To play the wily Kanbei, Kurosawa enlisted his young “Cloud” star Suda, whom he calls a genius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Navy and Coast Guard divers, led by the POW agency, tried to make their way into the Oryoku Maru’s forward cargo hold, where 600 enlisted men were kept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The powers that be were receptive and so Roach enlisted Happi to run the studio as a producer and sound engineer.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The master had said it in so many words—my reward for whatever awaited me in this nightmarish new world into which I had enlisted.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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