nonmilitary
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“Schools and hospitals must be safe and nonmilitary zones; places for education, treatment, and care, not war targets,” it said on social media Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Mexico received four deportation flights last week— on nonmilitary aircraft — but has yet to see a significant uptick in returned deportees, officials say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
But the most glaring shortfalls appeared in diplomacy and in nonmilitary planning.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023
Mexico has a military court system, but soldiers must be tried in civilian courts for offenses that involve nonmilitary victims.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
It’s one of the nonmilitary ones that the woman was speaking of.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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