soldier

Example Sentences

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Together, we march up the stone pathway like soldiers trespassing in enemy territory.

From Literature

I stopped in the doorway of Room 130 for a minute, just taking it in so I could do like soldiers do before a battle: assess the enemy, formulate a plan, get armed, and attack.

From Literature

As a result, more than 75,000 policemen, soldiers and private security officers were activated for the opening ceremony, and camouflaged soldiers carrying assault rifles became a common sight outside venues.

From Los Angeles Times

A joint military-police task force said Tuesday it was investigating three active-duty soldiers and one spy agency staffer in an effort to "thoroughly establish the truth".

From Barron's

Days into a recent training in northern Sweden, more than a dozen soldiers were sent home with cold-weather injuries ranging from boils and blisters to miscolored limbs.

From The Wall Street Journal