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

Horatiu Potra, a former French legionnaire and militia chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 20 other people were also charged.

From BBC

That was the first time I could make out the figures of five legionnaires marching in unison, shaped in a phalanx.

From Literature

In August, authorities said Poland's domestic security agency was investigating whether an outbreak of legionnaires' disease might be the result of intentional tampering with the water system.

From Reuters

Two Finnish legionnaires who served with Gregg when he returned to his unit said he had become a stellar soldier.

From Seattle Times