national service
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Murphy lays out a provocative agenda for Democrats to call Americans to national service, break up corporate power, rebuild local communities, and create a bigger tent that reaches disaffected conservatives hungry for change.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Instead, he reasons that he might be assigned other tasks, based on the skills and experience he has gained since his national service two decades ago.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
They can become instruments of the state and be called upon to perform national service, as investors saw during the 2008 financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Other European countries have looked to national service in response to the threat from Russia, with France, Germany and Belgium introducing schemes this year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
I heard him tell Hollins that what was permissible while we were simply state troops was not to be considered precedent for his action when they were mustered into the national service.
From A War-Time Wooing A Story by Charles King
