How to Use enlist in a Sentence

enlist

verb

• He enlisted in the cause of world peace.
• I enlisted the help of our neighbors.
• We enlisted the services of a professional.
• We enlisted all available resources.
• After graduating, I enlisted in the navy.
• They enlisted several new recruits.
• They're enlisting volunteers for an experiment.
• Face-to-face meetings can be a powerful incentive to enlist.
  — Courtney Kube, NBC News, 27 June 2022
• Non-grads have been able to enlist in the past, just on a very limited basis, Army officials said.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2022
• But the pool of young people who meet the basic standards to enlist in the military is also shrinking.
  — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 2 July 2022
• Viloria was 8 years old and her brother, who went on to enlist in the Army after high school, was only 4 months old.
  — Kendall Ross, ABC News, 5 July 2022
• Research has repeatedly shown that young adults who know someone who has served — a parent, a coach, a teacher — are more likely to enlist than those who do not.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2022
• The guests then enlisted Fallon himself to judge a double chunk chocolate cookie, which scored the maximum five booms.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
• Then use stencils or stickers (or enlist the help of a professional calligrapher) to add lettering.
  — Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
• There isn’t much to say in detail that doesn’t constitute a spoiler, but Carr and his adapters enlist an unusually wide array of players to share the blame.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
• Burdick tried to re-enlist in the Navy after 9/11 but was rejected because of his age and medical issues.
  — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 1 July 2022
• Chavez had enlisted a radio host from Washington State to teach the basics of interviewing, editing, and recording music.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
• The two provide the voices of demons trying to enlist the help of a teenage girl.
  — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2022
• On the production side, Drake enlists folks from across the map.
  — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2023
• Jin was first to enlist, followed by J-Hope and now Suga.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2023
• Jin will become the first to enlist, due to his age, while the rest of the band will follow suit to serve their 21-month terms.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
• Jin, who turns the big 3-0 in December, is the first member to enlist.
  — Vulture, 17 Feb. 2023
• The tour enlists a team of experts to narrate each spot’s story.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• In 2006, Cher enlisted Julien’s, which had a half-dozen employees, to run a sale.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• The four members are the last of the group’s seven to enlist, and are expected to be on hiatus until 2025.
  — Lauren Alvarez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Watch for Grandpa-style behaviors in your kids, and enlist your husband to do the same.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
• Cece enlists help from her friends and all of the parents to pull off the biggest surprise of all—a musical!
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
• To keep the guests from panicking, Hayley enlists some of her friends and co-workers to keep the death a secret.
  — oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
• Most people — including a nephew who reached 18 and wants to enlist — know what’s at stake.
  — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
• Henri had tried to enlist, twice, but he was rejected: too old (46) and a weak heart.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024