soldiers

Example Sentences

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Britain’s Prince Harry bestowed its name on the athletic games he created for wounded soldiers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

During his two days of detention on the boat, Bertel, who is in his thirties, also spoke of "three soldiers in a container".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The origins of Memorial Day date back to 1868, when Civil War soldiers on the Union side decorated the graves of the war dead with flowers.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Russia relied heavily on the tactic of sending forward tiny groups of soldiers to infiltrate gaps in the front line in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

About one in four Civil War soldiers never came home; and over 40 percent of the dead remained nameless.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock