marines
Example Sentences
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Then it was all about trying to hunt down the remnants of al-Qaeda as Britain's Royal Marines, together with UK Special Forces, pursued them over the mountains but many escaped to safety to regroup in Pakistan.
From BBC
French marines seized the Grinch after it was found to be flying a false Comorian flag.
Mike Martin, a Liberal Democrat MP and former British Army officer, questioned why the UK has been reluctant to board the tankers independently, noting that the UK's Royal Marines are trained and equipped for such operations.
From BBC
Marines in Helmand, the deadliest province in the country for foreign soldiers.
Marines became so close that the Americans ordered Danish uniforms to wear around the base.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.