dead soldier

Example Sentences

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Jibo is a bit of a dead soldier whose commanding officers went out of business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2023

The Ukrainian military’s general staff gave the same name for the dead soldier, saying it was “according to preliminary information.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

"History will certainly preserve the names of those who tried to keep silent about the trouble, and those who tried to blame the dead soldier for everything," he wrote on Telegram.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2023

One is titled “On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492”; others are about a dead soldier, a basketball player surrounded by disadvantages, a man imprisoned.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Grey-eyed, broad-browed, he stood his moment and gazed upon the dead soldier among the lilies.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary