enlisted

Example Sentences

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At 17, he enlisted in the RAF before travelling overseas.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He alleged they enlisted deep-pocketed boosters to provide cash or housing to players so coaches could say they had no knowledge of illicit payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

He also enlisted the help of party heavyweights Harriet Harman and former prime minister Gordon Brown.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The reaction from the assembled senior officers and enlisted leaders was cold and mostly silent.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

In April of 1944, I was among some sixty American enlisted men who took a rather specialized pre-invasion training course, directed by British Intelligence, in Devon, England.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger