enlist
verb (used without object)
to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service.
are enlisting
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present progressiveof enlist.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some states are enlisting student volunteers for the work, while districts in Uttar Pradesh offer cash, gifts and other incentives to top-performing BLOs.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Some are enlisting AI to perfect their codes or to decide which aspects of team resumes they should weigh most heavily.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Pfizer and French pharmaceutical company Valneva are enlisting 6,000 people for a late-stage clinical trial that will test a vaccine designed to protect against the tick-borne Lyme disease, the drugmakers said Monday.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
However, some current and former Sabatini lab members are enlisting anonymous signatures for an online letter supporting him.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2022
It has caused a wonderful effect, and our brethren are enlisting to take hold and shut up our great enemy in prison, and choke him to death by total abstinence.
From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by William Apess
