How to Use the military in a Sentence

the military

noun
  • A lot of them were in the military.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
  • To me, that is what the military is.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • But many in the military say that is not fast enough.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • But many in the military say that isn’t fast enough.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The missiles did not land in the sea, the military added.
    — Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the military could not be trifled with.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • After a year, the military dropped the charges.
    — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has been far more willing to call on the military in his second term.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • What is the military draft age limit?
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the military hardware is on public view for the first time.
    — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Every problem does not have to be solved by the military.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Until he gets pulled over at one of the military checkpoints.
    — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • My father, brother, ex-wife and nephew have all served in the military.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Starmer said some road and energy projects would be scrapped to help pay for the military.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The Panthers have deep ties to the military.
    — Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • In recent days, the military has ramped up strikes on the city’s outskirts.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Why, then, is the military getting less for more money?
    — Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Why does the military restrict it?
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Trump never served in the military.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Two of the drones struck the refinery, the military said.
    — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Being part of the military service is one of the ways to serve our country.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • And so, this is not a case that joining the military turns you into a mass shooter.
    — Stephen Stock, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023

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