nonveteran
- a word derived from veteran.
Example Sentences
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Among nonveteran adults who are chronically homeless and disabled, only 9.4% will receive a voucher in a given year, as compared with 48% of veterans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A Navy rear admiral, Jackson is a surprise choice to succeed Shulkin, a former Obama administration official and the first nonveteran to head the VA.
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, is a surprise choice to succeed Shulkin, a former Obama administration official and the first nonveteran to head the VA.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2018
The nonveteran candidate, however, was the highest-ranking applicant.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2016
Male veterans 50 and older — the vast majority of whom served during the draft era, which ended in 1973 — had roughly the same suicide rates as nonveteran men their age.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2015
