conscription

Example Sentences

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Boiko, 23 years old and below the age for conscription, said he often felt depressed in Kyiv because of the blackouts and blamed himself for not wanting to socialize with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It is one of the most militarised societies in the world, with indefinite military conscription.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Opinion polls suggest support for ultra-Orthodox conscription is rising.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Only two percent of ultra-Orthodox Jews respond to conscription orders according to the military, which has created units specifically for them.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

I think he was well inclined toward stubbornness, and contemptuous of failure, long before his conscription into the war and the strange circumstances that discharged him from it.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver