Example Sentences

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And the Soviets proved that they could withstand everything the Axis threw at them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

When they weren’t battling the Soviets, Johnson and his team were battling the Pentagon bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“According to one former pilot, the Soviets thought they were selling these large quantities for the manufacture of pizza ovens.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The Soviets eventually pushed the German Army back and it was the advance of the Red Army and the prospect of another brutal occupation that drove Öpik to flee.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Knowing his love of spy novels, they figured he was joking about the Soviets having an actual fission device hidden in the Soviet embassy in Washington.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin