battalion

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In January 1966, he joined a battalion of U.S. soldiers seeking to rout North Vietnamese snipers and was standing next to the battalion commander when an officer paused to read a map.

From Los Angeles Times

Another battalion chief assigned to the LAFD’s risk management section knew about the complaints for months, but the department kept that information out of the after-action report.

From Los Angeles Times

“In this case, you had a trifecta,” said Michael Rohde, a former battalion chief with the Orange County Fire Authority who is now an emergency management consultant.

From Los Angeles Times

The battalion's senior operator assessed his handling as "good", adding that the future king "could be trained up".

From BBC

It’s chaos, with a battalion of balls bouncing and flying around as people warm up and Coach Shephard stands under the basket rebounding and blowing his whistle.

From Literature