enlisted
Example Sentences
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I enlisted my husband, who is a lawyer, to draft a more detailed appeal that included exhibits from my employer health-plan documents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
She enlisted six other ranchers to join the legal brief and tell the court how climate change is affecting them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The actor stars alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a mob hitman enlisted by the FBI to help investigate a racist murder in 1960s Mississippi in this bare-knuckle historical drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted, having forged a letter from his parents to say he was 18.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Two others of my age, called Will and John, were today enlisted, having just arrived in the morning through the swamps.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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