How to Use the Pentagon in a Sentence

the Pentagon

noun
  • But the Pentagon is not there yet.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • Then there’s the way the Pentagon buys weapons.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon for comment via email.
    — Ellie Cook john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon via email for comment.
    — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the Pentagon declined to give any details on its scope or cost.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But the Pentagon has fallen short of past promises for care help.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Hegseth was careful to say the Pentagon would still comply with all laws.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Hill has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.
    — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The videos are leaked and later released by the Pentagon.
    — ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The vote came the day after the Pentagon announced the deaths of Sgt.
    — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Changing the name across the Pentagon will likely carry a hefty price tag.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the morning that the troops would be called up.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon for comment via email on Friday.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Hegseth's memo said the cuts would save the Pentagon over $300 million per year.
    — James Laporta, CBS News, 6 June 2025
  • Shield and the Pentagon did not disclose the financials of the deal.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • A lot of people that walk around the Pentagon are not in a position to give orders.
    — CBS News, 2 June 2024
  • Since then the Pentagon has promised more transparency on the topic.
    — Michelle L. Price, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Kevin was horribly burned in the Pentagon.
    — ABC News, 24 May 2026
  • It was stacked with members who had ties to the Pentagon and conflicts of interest.
    — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Such events are paid for by the Pentagon's annual budget.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The firm’s showdown with the Pentagon has also helped vault it into the public eye.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The safety-first company that wouldn’t bend to the Pentagon?
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But the Pentagon has been planning for the worst-case contingencies if the talks failed.
    — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Did Hegseth say how much more the Pentagon needed to finish the war in Iran?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Google inks a major contract to help the Pentagon use AI.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 May 2026
  • Panelists joined him to discuss the meeting, as well as new press-access rules at the Pentagon.
    — The Editors, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Those who do not obey the new rules, the Pentagon said, risk having their press credentials revoked.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon via email for comment.
    — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon and Iran's foreign ministry for comments.
    — Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
  • Now, the Pentagon appears to be pushing those boundaries.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026

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