battalion

Example Sentences

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who visited the area on Wednesday night, said President Bola Tinubu had approved the immediate deployment of an army battalion to respond to the attack.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The attack prompted Tinubu to order the deployment of a battalion in the remote village.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

As a member of the military police battalion tasked with guarding the offices of the president and many senior officials, he knew the security personnel and measures used to protect them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

And these were monsters, rearing to the sky, massed like a battalion, too beautiful I thought, too powerful, they were not plants at all.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier