conscript
verb (used with object)
to draft for military or naval service.
is conscripting
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present progressiveof conscript (3rd person singular).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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The government is conscripting people to live on Martian colonies.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
“They can’t pay people to do jobs that would normally be civil-service posts. So what they’re doing is conscripting people.”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016
“But the army is conscripting all our young men.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
