battalion

Example Sentences

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At one point, he saw Garcia, the battalion chief, and brought up their earlier conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Shpuk joined the Ukrainian army as part of a volunteer battalion in 2014.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

When Lai was eventually rotated out of the presidential-offices detail and risked losing access to lucrative intelligence, he recruited another sergeant and a corporal in his battalion to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Ignatius pushed through the battalion loitering benignly on the fringes of the scene toward the desk of the office manager.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole