How to Use the Marines in a Sentence

the Marines

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the Marines are in hot pursuit, with escalating weirdness amid the open waters.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Earlier this week, the Armed Forces branch announced that women in the Marines will no longer be required to wear pantyhose with their uniform skirt.
    Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • In 1990, son Terry Chandler came back from the Marines, and Fred’s came to life as a counterculture burger hangout.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
  • Davis’ father served in the Marines and moved his family to California.
    John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Beaupre, who was single, abandoned an accounting career to join the Marines in 1996, a family friend said.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • His burly frame is covered in tattoos, including a spear and trident on his forearm, marking his stint in the Marines, and a quote from Eugene Debs on his rib cage.
    Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
  • Moulton was commissioned into the Marines in March 2019 and was promoted to captain in August.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Kennedy’s nearly 20-year career in the Marines is central to his identity and self-presentation.
    Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Johnson was diagnosed with schizophrenia after serving in the Marines, his sister Janell Johnson said.
    Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
  • Under pressure from Congress, the Marines over the past four years gradually made the 4th Battalion coed, then disbanded it in June.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023

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