active service

Example Sentences

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Just 18 of its fleet of 34 planes are in active service, according to officials.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The plan is to expand the armed forces from the current 183,000 active service personnel to 260,000 by 2035 – plus 200,000 reservists.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

SINGAPORE—China has put its largest and most sophisticated aircraft carrier into active service, boosting Beijing’s quest to create a formidable oceangoing navy that can challenge U.S. power in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Reuters reported that Wynn, who was named to the bench by former President Barack Obama, is the first Democratic appointee to postpone their retirement from active service since Trump's win.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

Donkey's yonks'd gone by since it'd seen active service, mind.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell