ex-service
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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There was outrage among some ex-service personnel and an agreement that if the bogus rear admiral was to try that again, they would be ready.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Borrell said the EU move was also a response to the arrival of private military contractors from the Russian Wagner Group, whose members are mostly ex-service personnel.
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2022
Some ex-service members suffer from debilitating depression and trauma disorders.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
There were even ex-service members among the far greater mass of unaffiliated veterans who joined protesters in the streets of this country's cities and towns in significant numbers during that month or more of demonstrations.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2020
To any ex-service man I hold out my hand as the unit who saved us from becoming a German colony.
From Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo by William Le Queux
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