soldier's heart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soldier's heart
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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“The soldier’s heart, the soldier’s spirit, the soldier’s soul, are everything. Unless the soldier’s soul sustains him he cannot be relied on and will fail himself and his commander and his country in the end.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
In the past, other names now associated with the same symptoms include "soldier's heart," "shell shock" and "thousand-yard stare."
From US News ● Oct. 4, 2016
The psychic toll of war has been variously described as nostalgia, soldier’s heart, shell shock, war neuroses or simply exhaustion, and there have always been skeptics.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2015
Secretary Hagel brought a soldier’s heart to work every day.
From US News ● Nov. 24, 2014
It would permanently curl one soldier’s heart like a piece of hard shoe leather.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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