conscript

Example Sentences

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Trudging through snow, a young Finnish conscript carefully draws a thin blue wire between two pine trees.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Here we look at how this new recruitment drive is playing out among Nato's 30 European member states, many of whom still have conscript armies.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Unfortunately, it cannot temporarily conscript public roads as the also fading auto racing industry can do.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

“I told him you are my brother. He said he will make sure nobody comes here to conscript you.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie