tour of duty
Example Sentences
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When his tour of duty was over, the Englishman moved to California and saw the dark aftermath of the Summer of Love.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
While on their tour of duty, the judges decide on FBI requests to wiretap alleged foreign spies.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
After a four-year tour of duty that included a posting in Japan, he got a job at Lockheed Martin, where he worked for the next 45 years, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
He decided to stay with his unit until the end of his tour of duty in May.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
After all, he had only returned from his five-year tour of duty in France six months earlier and had just taken up his post as secretary of state in March.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
