Example Sentences

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And this: “He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our Legislatures.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Armies of commentators, reporters and photographers were hauled off to the 49th state expecting a vintage Trump performance, of the sort that has lubricated their industry for an entire decade.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

A short statement from the Armies Ministry did not say who fired the drones at the French Navy frigate Languedoc on Saturday night.

From Washington Times • Dec. 10, 2023

A war correspondent triumphantly announced that the lodgment area from which the Allied Armies would soon launch their major offensive into the heart of occupied France was now adequate and secure.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok