How to Use army in a Sentence
army
noun- They sent in a whole army of trained technicians.
- He left home and joined the army after he graduated from high school.
- The company employs an army of lawyers to handle its legal affairs.
- The organization was founded by a dedicated army of volunteers.
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The same rang true for the animals who are part of the army.
—Alyson Krueger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
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The army has yet to clarify the causes of those deaths.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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Louk’s body was one of those found by the army nearly a week ago.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Protests were met with violence; the British army was called in.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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The tracksuit is available in 26 colors like brick red and army green and in sizes S–3XL.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
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The army, the police, and the tax authority all have teams.
—Liam Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2023
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The Aerons were lined up right by the entrance—dozens if not scores—like a vast army of spinal support.
—Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022
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The army had a fleet of vessels to supply all these, and a new dock at the foot of Van Ness Avenue was just the thing.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2022
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Swift was killed last week fighting against the Russian army.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
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For that to happen, ASU — as Worlock said — will need an army.
—Scott Bordow, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2023
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Fifty percent of the Russian army has been destroyed by the Ukrainians.
—CBS News, 1 Oct. 2023
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The BritisH army in the 18th century was hardly thought to be Europe’s best.
—William Anthony Hay, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2022
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The commander of the ground forces of Iran's regular army, Brig.
—Jon Gambrell, ajc, 10 Nov. 2022
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His parents are 2,000 miles away, in Libya, where his father is a captain in the British army.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022
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Colors range from army cot green to washed spice orange.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
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Ling and an army of staffers arrived at the park on Monday morning at dawn to get things set up.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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That same month, the Israeli army made good on their promise to invade Rafah.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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The tune will mark J-Hope’s first new track since his discharge from the army last October.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Polish army, which aims to be Europe’s largest, has inked a deal with South Korea for 1,000 tanks.
—Thomas Mutch, Popular Mechanics, 17 Oct. 2022
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The army said four of the launchers discovered had rockets inside them and were ready to be fired.
—WSJ, 17 Oct. 2023
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The conflict ended on June 10 with the army seizing control of the temple.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
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His father at the time was an army captain and veteran of World War I.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
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Is an unseen army of women and young voters about to rescue the Democrats?
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
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In other words, overall, the Russian army has held its own.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
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And one of the losses is especially painful for the Ukrainian army.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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The spread Then, the virus takes over, multiplying inside the cells and building up an army for an attack.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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