conscript

Example Sentences

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Temporary arrangements to continue it were formally ended by the court last year, forcing the government to begin conscripting the community.

From BBC

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

From Barron's

I thank God that Papa was too old to be conscripted into the army.

From Literature

He insists his father was a forced conscript and did not support the Nazis.

From Barron's

As a former career waiter, I say without hesitation that I would not want to go to war with a battalion of conscripted foodies.

From The Wall Street Journal