enlistment
Example Sentences
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Their eldest son, 26-year-old Ortiz Jr., is near the end of his enlistment and was planning to buy a house in Riverside for his wife and two young children to start their next chapter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
One intermediary in Nigeria advertised that he charges would-be recruits the equivalent of $3,700, which is due when the visa or enlistment is confirmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Some ran towards the borders; others, to the enlistment offices.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
And yet, it also showed that I had accepted a final job offer and that my onboarding status was “EOD”—Entered On Duty, the start of an enlistment period.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
The war then passed away from me, and dreams of enlistment and escape and a clean start lost their meaning for me.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
