soldier

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.

High in the treetops of a South American rainforest, scientists have identified a tiny soldier termite with a surprisingly whale-like appearance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Her workers and soldier ants, those that protect the nest, are all female and will eventually number in the hundreds of thousands.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The book is a story about what happened to the common citizen, and the common soldier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

You might guess that Ahtoniemi is a soldier in the Finnish army, but his preparedness is instead related to his work at nationwide supermarket business S Group.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

One German soldier called the day’s battle “an amazing spectacle of unexampled gallantry, courage and bull-dog determination on both sides.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman