How to Use army in a Sentence
army
noun
- They sent in a whole army of trained technicians.
- He left home and joined the army after he graduated from high school.
- The company employs an army of lawyers to handle its legal affairs.
- The organization was founded by a dedicated army of volunteers.
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The army has yet to clarify the causes of those deaths.
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Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2024
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Louk’s body was one of those found by the army nearly a week ago.
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Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2024
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Protests were met with violence; the British army was called in.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Aug. 2023
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The tracksuit is available in 26 colors like brick red and army green and in sizes S–3XL.
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Monica Bell,
Peoplemag,
3 Oct. 2023
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The army, the police, and the tax authority all have teams.
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Liam Taylor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Mar. 2023
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Swift was killed last week fighting against the Russian army.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2023
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For that to happen, ASU — as Worlock said — will need an army.
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Scott Bordow,
The Arizona Republic,
2 Apr. 2023
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Fifty percent of the Russian army has been destroyed by the Ukrainians.
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CBS News,
1 Oct. 2023
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The BritisH army in the 18th century was hardly thought to be Europe’s best.
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William Anthony Hay,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2022
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Colors range from army cot green to washed spice orange.
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Jessica MacDonald,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2024
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That same month, the Israeli army made good on their promise to invade Rafah.
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Ahmed Abu Artema,
TIME,
12 Oct. 2024
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The army said four of the launchers discovered had rockets inside them and were ready to be fired.
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WSJ,
17 Oct. 2023
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The conflict ended on June 10 with the army seizing control of the temple.
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Breana Scheckwitz,
Fox News,
22 May 2024
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His father at the time was an army captain and veteran of World War I.
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Brian Murphy,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2024
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In other words, overall, the Russian army has held its own.
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Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
3 May 2023
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And one of the losses is especially painful for the Ukrainian army.
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David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2024
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Even with an army of people taking part in the rescue effort, crews had to pick and choose where to help.
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Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Zeynep Bilginsoy,
Anchorage Daily News,
9 Feb. 2023
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But when the time came, John refused, so the High Table sent its army of assassins.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
16 Feb. 2023
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Holmes plays Hailee, Carmen’s wild and iconic army brat roommate with a heart of gold.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 July 2024
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The Lebanese army confirmed a number of a rockets were launched from the country’s south, but did not say who had fired them.
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Richard Allen Greene,
CNN,
6 Apr. 2023
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The singer was adamant about no wardrobe changes during her 12-minute set, but fleshed out the atmosphere with an army of dancers dressed in white.
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Evan Nicole Brown,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2023
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Snag it for just $27 in 16 seasonal colors like black, beige, army green, and more.
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Nicol Natale,
People.com,
30 Sep. 2024
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In the early winter darkness, lights flash on the horizon as the two armies trade artillery fire.
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Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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The King’s third and final stop of the day was to Brecon Barracks, which is nome to the regional army command for Wales.
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Victoria Murphy,
Town & Country,
21 July 2023
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Key was now to lead men from the Taneytown area to support Washington and his army in New Jersey.
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John Laycock,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Dec. 2024
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This week, Syria's new leadership took steps to dissolve the different rebel factions and unite them under the new Syrian army.
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Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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