mercenaries
Example Sentences
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A band of Greek mercenaries were stranded without provisions or protection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The mercenaries are now closely integrated into the country’s national army and local militias, exploiting smuggling routes and diverting trade flows to maintain control over key resources, including the Oubangui River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The corsairs, sometimes defining themselves as a naval mujahideen, also acted as mercenaries or proxies.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
In recent years, a United Nations peacekeeping mission, Rwandan troops and Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner group have helped to improve the Central African Republic's security situation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
We see from experience that only princes and republics armed with their own troops make very great progress, and that mercenaries cause nothing but damage.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
