Example Sentences

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Maybe it was all the people out of work who needed money, or all the other people out of work who were enlisting to serve the newly formed Zoom class and suddenly needed e-bikes.

From The Verge • Sep. 13, 2021

That broke the dam, and soon recruiters in every state north of the Potomac were enlisting slaves as well.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2018

I liked the opening part too, because there was a way they were enlisting the audience to listen, and it seemed to be similar to how the audience might hear an epic—analogous to medieval storytelling.

From Slate • May 30, 2018

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said a half-dozen former armed forces personnel were enlisting, citing unnamed sources.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2014

Hundreds of young fellows were enlisting, but Tom held back.

From Tommy by Hocking, Joseph