How to Use recruit in a Sentence
- I recruited my brother to drive us to the concert.
- He was recruited by the army after high school.
- We recruited a crew of volunteers to help us.
- She recruited four friends to distribute food to the homeless with her.
- Some parents don't think the military should be recruiting from high schools.
- College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting.
- College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting high school athletes.
- Public schools are recruiting new teachers.
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Dan Mullen won but couldn’t recruit.
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Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Texas tried to recruit both of the Aaliyahs to Austin.
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Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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Says coaches can use the time to go out and recruit in the area ahead of the game.
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Matt Stahl | [email protected],
al,
14 Sep. 2023
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So the sponsor recruits a new group to replace those who want to go.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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My advice to you would be to recruit and coach your a-- off and maybe lie low for a while.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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What do aliens have to do with his approach to recruiting?
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Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
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But the nature of recruiting in the state has changed.
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Noah White,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Just recruit some stranger from the street to give it a try, but Gina?
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The first step in doing that, though, is to recruit elite talent.
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Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Who, other than dumb people like me, are gonna recruit high school kids?
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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One of Takaro’s chief tasks was to recruit and train new tree-sitters.
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Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Coaches spend years recruiting these types, and don’t land but a few.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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So why isn’t Bam out recruiting?
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Bliss had recruited Bird and Knight had signed him.
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Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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Every team had a chance to hire Cignetti or recruit these players.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026
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New residents move in faster than the state can train or recruit dentists.
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Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Not bad for someone who wasn't recruited at all coming out of high school.
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Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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And which people will be recruited here, what impact will that have?
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Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Forming each letter recruits the brain in ways tapping a key doesn’t.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Women were taught how to sell, manage teams, and recruit others.
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Paula De La Cruz,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Franklin and Wilson help recruit others for the scheme.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some even use former athletes to recruit current ones.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
- She's one of the department's new recruits.
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There are just times when a recruit knows.
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Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Once these recruits couldn't make the cut.
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Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Once these recruits couldn't make the cut.
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Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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There has been no plea to the board for new recruits.
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Andy Jones,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Willis was a three-star recruit coming out of high school.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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It's been a rough first half for the former five-star recruit.
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Chase Goodbread,
The Tuscaloosa News,
15 Oct. 2025
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And that doesn’t just include blue-chip recruits.
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The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Only eight weren’t four- or five-star recruits out of high school.
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Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Lewis recruit Adam Kozak scored two runs.
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Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Since then, new coaches have come and gone, and vast sums have been spent on new recruits.
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Tariq Panja,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2023
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Wade was a big-time recruit in … 2017.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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That seemed to be the industry rate for new recruits.
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Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hopefully it doesn't get buried like the hopes of a new recruit.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Who will Swift recruit for Team Bride?
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
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Need to show potential recruits that donors will show up for races like this one.
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Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the same time span, Texas has signed 12 five-star recruits.
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David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Blair, a freshman, was the local kid and prized recruit.
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Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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With nine recruits on board, the Aztecs aren’t far behind the pace this year.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Oct. 2023
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Knowles is ranked as a three-star recruit on 247Sports.
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Steven Johnson
june 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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The older man wore a badge with a photo of himself as a new recruit.
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Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Either recruit now or get left behind.
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CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The three-star recruit was the first defensive back in the class to commit.
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Jr Radcliffe,
Journal Sentinel,
6 June 2023
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His speed can be disruptive on a penalty kill that needs new recruits.
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Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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His office said that the move brought in hundreds of recruits from all over the country.
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Adam Shaw,
Fox News,
9 Apr. 2024
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He was headed to greet the many dozens of recruits who’d attended the game.
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Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, training and hiring for new recruits was halted or slowed.
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Afeni Shakur, former leader of a street gang, was one of these recruits.
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Keisha N. Blain,
The New Republic,
3 Aug. 2023
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Trials that once required months to recruit now find the right patients in days or weeks.
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Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The expectations for the top recruit are through the roof.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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