How to Use the Marine Corps in a Sentence

the Marine Corps

noun
  • Being in the Marine Corps got me my first start in acting.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Jennings was 20 years old and on leave from the Marine Corps at the time.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Listening to the Marine Corps band was a special treat.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Joel’s late father was a 24-year veteran of the Marine Corps.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Her father was an armor officer in the Marine Corps.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • People like Misi Robinson Moser, whose son served in the Marine Corps.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • The book has been described as a unique look at how all different walks of life find themselves and learn their limits in the Marine Corps.
    — Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Mueller served as an officer in the Marine Corps for three years during the Vietnam War.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Oyer explained that the Marine Corps is now using a larger helicopter.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The opening of the facility was a joint effort between the Marine Corps and Army.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Dreibelbis said the Marine Corps has launched an investigation and wants to learn from the incident, as well.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That discipline comes from the Marine Corps, where Glenn served before becoming an actor.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The most lost among them being Cameron, who follows a friend into the Marine Corps as a way of finding his identity, with mixed results.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The song honors his late father, who retired as a major in the Marine Corps and instilled in his son the notion of equality and the value of hard work.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Canseco enlisted in the Marine Corps in April 2023, officials said.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Rubio, a native of Dixon, joined the Marine Corps in January 2025.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Sanford's record provided by the Marine Corps indicates that he was given typical recognition at the time of his service for those of his rank.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Rettenberger served 10 more years in the Marine Corps, retiring in 2014 as a staff sergeant.
    — Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The cause of the incident is under investigation, according to the Marine Corps.
    — Charles Ventura, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps will also be celebrated.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
  • However, the Marine Corps and Navy have also started their own CCA programs.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Pete Smith is a 14-year county council veteran who spent 28 years serving in the Marine Corps.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The marina at Camp Pendleton was created when the Marine Corps base opened in 1942.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Weakley, who served in the Marine Corps for six years, was seriously injured in 2012 while serving in Afghanistan.
    — Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was recovered by the local sheriff’s department, according to the Marine Corps.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Buzzell served eight months in Iraq and Kuwait before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2009.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The video reveals how the water, several feet deep, left its mark on some vendor tents and completely destroyed others, including the Marine Corps' tent.
    — Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Military Working Dogs are part of the Marine Corps Provost Marshals Office.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Dreibelbis said that the Marine Corps is very confident in the M777 artillery cannons that were fired Saturday.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His time in the Marine Corps taught him that leadership means putting others first, and his background in business and analysis has meant learning to cut through the noise and focus on what actually works.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

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