conscript

He insists his father was a forced conscript and did not support the Nazis.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Other Nato members do not conscript but have professional militaries.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024

He had not handled a gun since he was a teenage conscript in Hitler’s Wehrmacht at the end of World War II.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

Azareen, fierce and stoic as she was, had one of the prettiest tattoos Sarai had seen—done by Guldan, of course, who was now a conscript in Minya’s wretched army.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The dumb conscripts are given instant gratification and money.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

We joined a training session for Denmark’s conscripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Like other Russian conscripts who described their experiences to AFP, he spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

And the pressure felt by Israeli conscripts and reservists over the past two years has thrown a spotlight on those who do not serve.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

Aegon Dragonlord had perhaps a fifth that number, the chroniclers said, and most of those were conscripts from the ranks of the last king he had slain, their loyalties uncertain.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Who would not want to believe that drones and robots can do the job, rather than a member of your own family, roughly conscripted on the streets of your own hometown?

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

But as we round the first corner, almost all of the exhibits are the work of amateurs, conscripted from civilian life and professionalized into name, rank and number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"We are glad they are finally gone, because they ruled by fear," said 25-year-old Sonuram Gutta, who said he was conscripted into the insurgency, but was allowed to leave after a few years of fighting.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Kenya estimates that 252 citizens have been illegally conscripted in Russia, and last week Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi visited Moscow to address the matter.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

At the same time, in Narewka and many other villages throughout Poland, men were conscripted for forced labor.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

As a Christian minister of an American Baptist congregation, I’ve spent more than 20 years in a pulpit — long enough to know the difference between protecting a church and conscripting one.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Temporary arrangements to continue it were formally ended by the court last year, forcing the government to begin conscripting the community.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

On November 19, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government was required to present an effective proposal for conscripting the ultra-Orthodox.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

Although that practice ended decades ago, the program continues to draw criticism for keeping intelligent animals in captivity and conscripting them into human war efforts.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023

“But the army is conscripting all our young men.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh