Example Sentences

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Once, after the war had already begun, a soldier’s friends brought him to Druzhkivka just so he could ride the tram for the first time in his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The soldier's wife, meanwhile, makes frequent online posts about homes for sale or rent, advertising her listings and calls for tenants through Better Homes and Coldwell Banker Advantage.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

"The lateral view of the soldier's frontal prominence and elongated head resembles the head of a sperm whale, and in both organisms, the mandibles are eclipsed by the head," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The soldier's death follows a separate drone strike on an Italian base in Erbil, within a military compound that was hosting other foreign troops.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Then he saw that there was a long, boxlike object under the young soldier’s bed.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi