enlistee
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Origin of enlistee
Example Sentences
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“Stripes” He’s in the army now: Bill Murray goes from slacker to enlistee to accidental war hero in 40th anniversary screenings of Ivan Reitman’s riotous 1981 comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2021
A notorious cavalryman rented out an old mare named Annie to a recent enlistee.
From Salon • May 28, 2017
His dad was an enlistee during the Vietnam War, in the Army Corps of Engineers.
From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2017
Labelled a conscientious objector, he preferred to call himself a “conscientious coöperator” because, as an enlistee, he was devoted to serving the U.S. war effort, albeit by saving lives rather than taking them.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 3, 2016
The USO’s dance floor was always full of beautiful young ladies, but one enlistee stationed at the naval school had eyes only for the club’s secretary.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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