How to Use the Marines in a Sentence
the Marines
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Increases were seen in the U.S. Navy and the Marines, too.
— Jonel Aleccia, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Every branch, with the exception of the Marines, failed to meet grade two years in a row.
— Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024 -
The names of the Marines involved in the incident have not been released.
— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2023 -
Tso searched for good-tasting coffee even while in the Marines.
— Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Apr. 2023 -
The stunt led to a felony conviction and him being booted from the Marines.
— Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Brenda took a hardship discharge from the Marines to care for Zachary.
— Adam England, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023 -
Wyatt was in the Marines before being on the streets and then getting clean.
— Olivia Waite, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Fox News Digital reached out to the Marines for comment.
— Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024 -
Then, a grenade lobbed at the Marines landed near Anderson’s head.
— Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Two hundred and forty-one peacekeepers were killed, in the largest loss for the Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima, in 1945.
— Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024 -
To his surprise, he was offered to join the Marines again based on his volunteerism and work ethics.
— Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024 -
The families of the Marines killed in a crash seek the prosecution of an L.A. County deputy.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023 -
Search and rescue crews and federal and local agencies looked for the Marines as rain and snow lashed the area.
— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2024 -
One of the Marines whose murder charges were dropped had been accused of killing three men, unarmed civilians who were shot in the head.
— Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Vance joined the Marines Corps after high school and served as a public affairs marine in Iraq.
— Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 15 July 2024 -
Twelve of the Marines who gave their lives were members of Lima Company 3/5.
— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024 -
However, the Marines said the feature that kept the plane flying may not only have saved the life of the pilot but of others on the ground.
— CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023 -
During his rally speech, Vance drew parallels to his own time in the Marines.
— Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 31 July 2024 -
Stephen Richardson is a 34-year-old electrician who also served in the Marines.
— Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024 -
As of Thursday night, the military has not officially released the names of the Marines who died in the crash.
— Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024 -
And unfortunately, all the Marines on board lost their lives.
— Abc News, ABC News, 20 May 2024 -
First responders are working to recover the remains of each of the Marines.
— Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Was Paul Whelan given a bad-conduct discharge from the Marines?
— Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024 -
If the Marines denies the claim or the two parties don’t reach agreement on a settlement, then the recruit could file a lawsuit.
— Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024 -
Shaffer, who enlisted in the Marines, iserved in Afghanistan.
— David Chiu, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 -
Jon Gosselin says his son Collin is starting a new chapter after he was discharged from the Marines.
— Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 -
Catching wind of some demo stations in the lower level of the hotel, the musician sneaks in to play with the Marines until the wee hours of the morning.
— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 -
But the Marines are in hot pursuit, with escalating weirdness amid the open waters.
— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023 -
Fred joined the Marines after high school at 17 years old and served three years in the Corps before working in law enforcement for over 40 years, some of it as police chief.
— Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2024 -
The elder Robert Turner joined the Marines at 19 years old, became an electrician, had four kids, and in later years was a deacon at his church.
— Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 21 May 2024
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