How to Use militarily in a Sentence

militarily

adverb
  • Even so, neither side can be said to have made much progress militarily.
    — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • So, think of – think of this chain of events militarily just for a second.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • So think of- think of this chain of events, militarily, just for a second.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Both sides showed no signs of backing down and further upped the ante militarily.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • That is not to use our military to solve problems that cannot be solved militarily.
    — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Israeli efforts to free the hostages militarily could result in the death of many.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • That number has dropped in recent years, as all sides admitted the war could not be won militarily.
    — Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2020
  • And then the United States wouldn't be able to counter militarily.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The long-term goal of the war is to dismantle Hamas in Gaza, both militarily and as a regime.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
  • Some analysts believe those groups want Iran to do more to back them militarily.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • On the other hand, there are limits to what Israel can do militarily.
    — Zev Chafets, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • But optimism has now flagged with respect to what Ukraine can achieve militarily.
    — Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Iran has no state allies that would be willing to intervene militarily on its behalf.
    — Aaron Pilkington, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Iran has no state allies that would be willing to intervene militarily on its behalf.
    — Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The analysts said over the long term, Beijing still holds the clear upper hand militarily.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Dec. 2020
  • His approach to foreign policy writ large seems to be to avoid engaging militarily while wanting the world to be scared of us.
    — Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • France has been militarily involved in the country since the 2012 coup.
    — David McKenzie, CNN, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The dictatorships that most threaten the free world are too powerful to be brought down militarily.
    — Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Sweden has been militarily non-aligned since the Napoleonic Wars.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 12 May 2022
  • In each case the country that was left on its own has always seemed to pay a price, by being stretched militarily and diplomatically.
    — The Economist, 27 July 2019
  • But if Russia wins militarily in Ukraine, all these aspirations for a more just world will be moot.
    — Peter Pomerantsev, Time, 21 Dec. 2022
  • There's never been anything like it militarily.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • China's restrained stance in backing Iran militarily is not new.
    — Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Yet the events of the past week underscore how shows of force alone may not defeat even militarily inferior enemies.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There's no disputing that militarily, the Russians are on the upswing.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This time, India responded by striking Pakistan militarily, and the two sides stepped to the brink of all-out war.
    — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • In other words, the two are promising militarily help to each other at a time of escalating face-offs with their neighbors and the West.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN, 19 June 2024
  • This is the second time in a year that Washington is gearing up to respond militarily in Syria.
    — Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • In either case, the Iranian regime seems to be prepared, militarily and in its messaging.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
  • It has been damaged militarily.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

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