soldiers

Example Sentences

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Cuba’s armed forces once fielded tens of thousands of well-trained soldiers during the height of the Cold War, deploying to conflicts from Angola to Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The origins of Memorial Day date back to 1868, when Civil War soldiers on the Union side decorated the graves of the war dead with flowers.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“No young person wants to be there, they’re all forced. They’re told that they’re there to protect and defend the president,” Guerra said of the young soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Instead, assaults often involve two or three soldiers walking across a field or riding motorbikes, sometimes even on horseback or on bicycles.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The Dutch police were barely a step away from the Nazi soldiers.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler