professional army

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And that professional army will be further supplemented by a reserve force of 200,000.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Its most important goal was probably to prevent the federal government from starting a professional army.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

"After the end of the war, Ukraine will abandon the draft as it existed before the war. The foundation of our defence will be a professional army."

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

Billboards and public transit ads in various regions proclaim, “This is The Job,” urging men to join the professional army.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2022

Some may have doubted the wisdom of confronting a trained, professional army with a homegrown militia.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell