conscript

Example Sentences

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I thank God that Papa was too old to be conscripted into the army.

From Literature

He insists his father was a forced conscript and did not support the Nazis.

From Barron's

As a former career waiter, I say without hesitation that I would not want to go to war with a battalion of conscripted foodies.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said that as a young teenager he was conscripted by his uncle into the Afghan national army, but was captured by the Taliban after they took control.

From BBC

That number almost certainly includes conscripts the military has begun forcibly recruiting to bolster its ranks.

From Barron's