Example Sentences

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The U.S. is the Lebanese Armed Forces’s biggest backer, providing more than $3 billion in funding since 2006 and offering training for Lebanese troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

"May we learn from this past," Hegseth said in reference to the pivotal involvement of American troops in the Allied landings.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

D-Day was the largest seaborne military operation ever attempted and involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of troops from the UK, US and Canada on five separate beaches in Normandy in northern France.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I turned back to watch the miracle man as he surveyed his bedraggled troops, his young face pinched with worry.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin