enlisted
Example Sentences
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He travelled in 2025 to Ukraine, where he enlisted in the country's armed forces and "gained access to information relating to their military personnel, units and locations", police allege.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
In January 2014, Fox enlisted in the Army.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
These factors can be overwhelming, for both enlisted troops and officers as well.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Navy and Coast Guard divers, led by the POW agency, tried to make their way into the Oryoku Maru’s forward cargo hold, where 600 enlisted men were kept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Navy enlisted female clerks as “yeomanettes,” who were barred from sea duty but given formal naval rank.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
