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One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men.—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025 Jeffrey Hutchinson diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome Hutchinson was formerly a mechanic and security guard before joining the Army and becoming a paratrooper and Army Ranger.—James Powel, USA Today, 1 May 2025 When Interfax, the Russian news agency, announced his arrest, Leake was described as, among other things, a musician and former U.S. paratrooper.—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025 Two paratroopers were injured after a rough landing that was caught on video at a baseball game in Arizona.—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paratrooper
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