legionnaire

Example Sentences

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It was a heady trophy for a 13-year-old, presented to me at graduation by a rumpled legionnaire in a garrison cap decorated with military pins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“Lady Killer” stars the leonine Jean Gabin as Lucien, a womanizing legionnaire.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

A former French legionnaire, Col Doumbouya was sworn in as Guinea's interim president the following month, and promised to form a new "union" government with civilian leaders within weeks - but failed to do so.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2022

Coup leader Mamady Doumbouya, a former French legionnaire, has pledged to install a unified, transitional government but has not said when or how that will happen.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2021

In front of them, the legionnaire ghost vaporized.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan