How to Use the Marines in a Sentence

the Marines

noun
  • My son wants to enlist in the Marines.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • But the Marines had no way to put it all together.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Sending in the Marines could lead to a quagmire.
    — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The source did not specify what role the Marines will play.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The source did not specify what role the Marines will play.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Tso searched for good-tasting coffee even while in the Marines.
    — Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Beaver served for eight years in the Marines, and spent four years in Vietnam.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The Americans did not send the Marines.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • John Strickler was a trainee at a bank after a stint with the Marines.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • With the Marines, his salary is less likely to fluctuate.
    — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Every branch, with the exception of the Marines, failed to meet grade two years in a row.
    — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
  • They were dismissed from the Marines, and the pilot was sentenced to six months in prison.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There was a small number of British soldiers, but the Marines were the main force there.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
  • Morgan joined the Marines as a teenager and served in Desert Storm.
    — Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • The stunt led to a felony conviction and him being booted from the Marines.
    — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Wyatt was in the Marines before being on the streets and then getting clean.
    — Olivia Waite, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The names of the Marines involved in the incident have not been released.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • What better way to prove your masculinity than to join the Marines?
    — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Brenda took a hardship discharge from the Marines to care for Zachary.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Well, why doesn’t the brave senator lead the Marines on to victory?
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Then, a grenade lobbed at the Marines landed near Anderson’s head.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • To his surprise, he was offered to join the Marines again based on his volunteerism and work ethics.
    — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024
  • And unfortunately, all the Marines on board lost their lives.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 20 May 2024
  • Advertisement What could the Marines be used for?
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Bolden retired from the Marines in 2004.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In the Marines, we were told the machine is only as good as the Marine behind it.
    — Matt Poepsel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • During his rally speech, Vance drew parallels to his own time in the Marines.
    — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • In the first phases, engineers from the Marines and Navy helped out with repairs.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Search and rescue crews and federal and local agencies looked for the Marines as rain and snow lashed the area.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Since then, the Marines have held public events and celebrations across the country.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025

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