How to Use artilleryman in a Sentence

artilleryman

noun
  • On Saturday, he was dressed as an artilleryman, with light blue pants, dark blue coat with red lining and gold buttons, and a leather belt wrapped around his waist.
    — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Eyman, an artilleryman in World War I, went to work for the ministry of production.
    — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2021
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The team member charged with finding Russian targets is a former artilleryman from Canada, who goes by the call sign Bear.
    — Thomas Gibbons-Neff Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • This should result in faster, more responsive artillery support and fewer losses among Ukrainian artillerymen.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The clip was meant to reassure relatives back in Russia that his sudden transition to frontline artilleryman was coming along just fine.
    — Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • His paternal grandfather, an artilleryman in the Soviet army, lost his parents and three of his brothers in the Holocaust.
    — Time, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Tapueluelu, 26, and hailing from Tukwila, Washington, was an artilleryman.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Scalzo joined the Army as an artilleryman in 2012 and was first stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga.
    — Fox News, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Their oldest brother, Rudy, was also a Vietnam War veteran, an artilleryman.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • The threat of being out-sticked by Russian artillery and forced to operate within their range is not appealing to American artillerymen.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2017
  • Doug served four years in the Army as an artilleryman and paratrooper, left with an honorable discharge and a good-conduct medal, then joined the National Guard.
    — Debra McKinney, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 June 2017
  • Unlike artillerymen, drone pilots single out individuals, sometimes seeing the panic on their faces before striking.
    — Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In Roman’s unit the driver is dead, the commander is in intensive care, another artilleryman has shrapnel wounds, and the rest are concussed, like Roman.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2022
  • The name is inspired by the Christian martyr Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, miners, and those who work with fire or explosive materials.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Joseph Sigmon did two tours of duty as an artilleryman in Iraq and Afghanistan and was decorated for his work training Afghan soldiers in how to operate artillery.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 26 July 2022
  • Ukrainian artillerymen firing toward Russian positions in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Thursday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Upon graduation in 1951, he was drafted into the Marine Corps and for a year served as an artilleryman in the Korean War.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Forward observers can instantaneously chat with artillerymen, quickly ordering up fire missions to neutralize Russian targets.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Upon graduation, in 1951, he was drafted into the Marines Corps and for a year served in combat as an artilleryman in the Korean War.
    — Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Upon graduation, in 1951, he was drafted into the Marine Corps and served in combat as an artilleryman in the Korean War.
    — Hillel Italie, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022

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