mercenary

Example Sentences

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Working as a mercenary or fighting on behalf of another government is also illegal in South Africa, unless the government authorises it.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

A 26-year-old basketball mercenary at his fifth school, Baker-Mazara is the average age of an NBA player.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

The men were aged 34 and 40, the source said, adding one of them is a former police officer who had worked for Wagner mercenary group.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Later, it would be said, they turned into the band of swords- women who were a mercenary army.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston