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marines

NOUN
military
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STRONGEST
noncombatants


Example Sentences

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Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The 1992 courtroom drama, A Few Good Men, concerned the court martial of two marines for the death of a fellow soldier.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Members of Taiwan’s military routinely receive U.S. training, including a unit of marines that recently trained in Guam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Their disappearance prompted a massive search that involved the authorities, the Mexican marines and the FBI.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

On the 2nd of June, 1854, when Anthony Burns walked toward the Long Wharf through streets lined with marines and cavalry, guarded by one thousand policemen, bells were tolled.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry