professional soldier
Example Sentences
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The man said he declined the offer because he was not a professional soldier and had never fired a shot since completing his service.
From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2022
Byun voluntarily joined as a non-commissioned officer to become a professional soldier.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021
They had both been against the war from the start, but knowing Matthew was a professional soldier whose life was military service his parents accepted the risks.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2016
HAL 9000 had way more human inflection than this grim professional soldier.
From Time • May 30, 2013
The English professional soldier of our youth had been conspicuous not only by his red coat but by his rarity.
From Lord Kitchener by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
