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
  • Solis joined the Marine Corps in 2012 and served for eight years.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Due to a severe ankle injury in high school, the Marine Corps wouldn’t accept him at first.
    — Joe Marusak july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • The couple — who met two years ago in the Marine Corps — decided to move up their wedding vows.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Vance was born in Middleton, Ohio, and served in the Marine Corps.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 July 2024
  • 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
  • Vance is a post-9/11 veteran who served in the Marine Corps in Iraq.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
  • People like Misi Robinson Moser, whose son served in the Marine Corps.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • Last year, only the Marine Corps and the Space Force met their recruiting goals.
    — Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
  • Expect the Fleet as well as the Marine Corps and the Army to follow it with interest.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • The federal complaint places the blame squarely on the Marine Corps for failing to protect the woman from abuse.
    — Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • On his 18th birthday, Garcia joined the Marine Corps and trained with the Arizona state platoon.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The corner of the chest pocket bears a slight tear, a testament to the Parker pen that her dad carried in his pocket while in the Marine Corps.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • 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
  • Even with this development in the armed forces, Black men in the Marine Corps were not trusted with being on the front lines or in active battle.
    — Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Klein, who served in the Marine Corps for roughly nine years, was deployed to Iraq as a combat engineer in 2005.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The vacancies include leaders for three of the five military branches — the Marine Corps, Navy and Army.
    — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • 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

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