conscripted
Example Sentences
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Who would not want to believe that drones and robots can do the job, rather than a member of your own family, roughly conscripted on the streets of your own hometown?
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"We are glad they are finally gone, because they ruled by fear," said 25-year-old Sonuram Gutta, who said he was conscripted into the insurgency, but was allowed to leave after a few years of fighting.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
In the four years that have followed, as the war has ground on and the initial patriotic fervour has died down, thousands more have been conscripted.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
“We just received some bad news. The emperor has conscripted the men of a village north of here and we”—the king hesitated and glanced around warily—“and we...have friends there.”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
