recruit
noun
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
recruited
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past participleof recruit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recruit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recruitnouna newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
Example Sentences
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Running away from oncoming rushers, Guess threw the ball back against his body — something most coaches advise against — and found heavily recruited senior wideout Gavin Honore at the one-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Both Moscow and Kyiv have recruited thousands of foreign nationals into their armies since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine four-and-a-half years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Xingyu recruited 440 new graduates from the class of 2026, then fired 107 of them in early August after barely more than a month on the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The treatment recruited the body's own immune cells, encouraged the formation of new blood vessels, supported changes in neural tissue, and improved motor function in the animals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most of the soldiers in the Crusades were recruited from the peasantry.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
