troops

Example Sentences

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The U.S. is the Lebanese Armed Forces’s biggest backer, providing more than $3 billion in funding since 2006 and offering training for Lebanese troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He said the government, which has been coming under fierce criticism for the widespread insecurity across Nigeria, commended the troops.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Additionally, President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to bolster the immigration agencies swarming the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

I turned back to watch the miracle man as he surveyed his bedraggled troops, his young face pinched with worry.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin