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verb

enlist

join the military

In a sentence

Six example sentences with enlist, each labelled with its topic.

  • The first twenty minutes follow three friends who enlist together in 1917 and are sent to different regiments anyway.

    Movies

  • The narrator enlists at eighteen mostly to escape a farm, and the novel never pretends the reason was noble.

    Literature

  • Many staff photographers enlisted in 1942 and spent the war documenting supply lines rather than combat.

    Photography

  • Several college stars chose to enlist in 1942, and the tournament that spring featured teams of freshmen and reserves.

    Basketball

  • The bandleader enlisted in the air force and spent the war leading a service orchestra rather than touring.

    Music

  • The minister proposed a bonus for anyone who would enlist for four years, hoping to close a shortage of recruits.

    Politics

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