soldiers

Example Sentences

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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

Now that force is down to some 40,000 to 45,000 active-duty soldiers divided in three parts to defend the country’s east, west and center.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

She met with Sheinbaum, who deployed to Uruapan the thousands of soldiers Manzo had asked for, and who assigned Quiroz round-the-clock protection.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Despite the fact that, beyond the sunshine, fighter planes made their way across the sky, and people had lost their homes, and we were living on rations and our streets were patrolled by soldiers.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler