Examples of draft dodger in a Sentence
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This one, based in San Diego in the 1960s, focuses on a draft dodger.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
After he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War, Mason urged Michael to flee to Mexico, but Michael did not fancy himself a draft dodger.
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Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
22 Sep. 2025
Such statements are unacceptable from anyone, let alone a draft dodger seeking to be the commander-in-chief.
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Matthew Paul McCaffery,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2024
Charlie has a run-in with John Wayne and quietly threatens to out him as a draft dodger, in another touch that has present-day overtones; Charlie doesn’t like chest-thumping manliness from those who didn’t do their share.
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New York Times,
8 May 2021
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
After he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War, Mason urged Michael to flee to Mexico, but Michael did not fancy himself a draft dodger.
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Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
22 Sep. 2025
Such statements are unacceptable from anyone, let alone a draft dodger seeking to be the commander-in-chief.
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Matthew Paul McCaffery,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2024
Charlie has a run-in with John Wayne and quietly threatens to out him as a draft dodger, in another touch that has present-day overtones; Charlie doesn’t like chest-thumping manliness from those who didn’t do their share.
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New York Times,
8 May 2021
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“Draft dodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draft%20dodger. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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