How to Use military in a Sentence

military

1 of 2 adjective
  • He is being tried in a military court rather than in a civilian court.
  • He has had a long military career.
  • Putin has again played his military cards, and not (yet) achieved his goals.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trump pulled back from military threats against the island this week.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All three are led by military juntas that came to power through coups.
    — Jewel Bright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Go to veterans’ homes, go to military bases, and so forth.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Amid the demands of military life, love finds its own mission.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Just be sure to bring a military ID or proof of service.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The future of military warfare isn’t just about drones!
    — Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • Some people call it a war, some people call it a military conflict.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
  • Watch the video above to see five moments that defined love for these military couples.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t just a lesson for military planners.
    — Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Both sides have continued to make military threats.
    — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • So there were police and military checkpoints all over the place looking for guns and/or drugs.
    — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • The White House, meanwhile, won’t rule out a military draft.
    — Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But no pause was announced in the overall military campaign.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Most are run like quasi-military academies.
    — Steve Kastenbaum, NPR, 9 May 2026
  • What kind of barbaric regime puts a school for little girls in a compound that used to be military?
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This year, there will be neither rehearsals nor military hardware.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
  • Yoon’s latest work is told through the eyes of an ex-military dog who decides to return home after years of war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • These drones have been increasingly used to target military posts and troops.
    — Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • Is the authorization for use of military force an option here?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • To the right and left of our seats were active military members, and down, to the right of the cage, sat a military band.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • The question of what comes next hangs over any military operation.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
  • What appeared to be military tanks could be seen at multiple sites in recent imagery.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Israeli military vehicles cut through roads on the Lebanese side.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • On either side of it, facing outward, toward the crowd, stood a line of military mothers.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • All military forces deployed to the region are expected to be in place by mid-March.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Will military retirees get paid during a shutdown?
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas said the commander of the central brigade of its military wing was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
    — WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023

military

2 of 2 noun
  • There were many military present but only a few civilians.
  • Our military’s the best in the world.
    — NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • Iran’s a big country with a big military.
    — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Iran’s a big country with a big military.
    — Donald Heflin, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Is the strength of a country found in its military rather than its culture?
    — Chloe Shrager, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • And that was the last time the Chinese military has fought a war.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • Thank God our military is world-class and got those pilots out.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Round one of Iran fight went to the US military.
    — FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • That military might will stay as long as necessary.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Such a great military – Like no other.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s not enough being done for our military in this country, in my opinion.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Israel’s military has said most of the people killed crossing the line posed a threat to troops.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Last year, Japan even deployed its own military to help cull bear numbers.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
  • Moscow said its military downed more than 200 drones.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But our military, Brian, have trained and prepared for this.
    — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But Iran’s military is still insisting the strait is closed.
    — Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, the PLA isn’t the only military gripped by chaos.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Israel’s military says four of its soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Dozens of air force jet fighters launched the attacks, the Israeli military said.
    — WSJ, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Was this supposed to be a show of American military might?
    — Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The Israeli military has said that most of the people died in a stampede and that some were run over by the trucks.
    — Anushka Patil, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Active duty military personnel may soon be able to order beer or wine in chow halls.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Day passes cost $12 for adults and $6 for kids, seniors and military.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • Israel’s military remains in control of more than half of Gaza.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The troops are unlikely to stop, or be spared from, Russia’s military.
    — Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Our military should not be privatized.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Israel’s military has a suite of flying or crawling robots to search and map tunnels.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Yes, our military has prevailed in every battle.
    — Sam Liccardo, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • There’s chatter of migrants and military.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Israel's military has fired officers for their roles in strikes that killed seven aid workers.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024

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