sepon
Example Sentences
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Indian soldiers, known as sepoys, had set off a rebellion against the British rule, often referred to as the first war of independence.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
A devout circle of 250 Sikh sepoys trailed him everywhere, refusing government pay.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022
On a recent morning, files of sepoys jumped out of passing army trucks, headed up to the shrine and bowed their heads.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2016
In 1857, gossip spread among the sepoys, the Indian soldiers, that the cartridges of their new Enfield rifles were greased with beef and pork fat.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
But the dark outlines of the distant mountains drew my gaze and brought the heads of my sepoys out of the carriage windows to stare at them.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
