doughboys

Example Sentences

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I charged up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders and joined the doughboys over there.

From Washington Times • Jul. 2, 2023

Seventeen months later, after millions of American doughboys had taken up arms in Europe and 117,000 were killed, the Germans surrendered.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022

But doughboys in a Christmas Day battle rolled them back one to two miles, Supreme Headquarters disclosed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2020

During one exhibition against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Babe displayed his innovative hitting approach before several hundred doughboys.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2020

When l am not worrying over our valiant doughboys, I worry over what's happening here at home.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson