How to Use conscientious objector in a Sentence

conscientious objector

noun
  • He registered as a conscientious objector.
  • The court did not say how much time conscientious objectors should spend in civilian service.
    — New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • Khakpour at times presents herself this way—a misfit, or a conscientious objector, but one among many.
    — Lidija Haas, The New Yorker, 17 June 2014
  • Your son seems to view himself as the equivalent of a conscientious objector.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 29 June 2021
  • Still, her self-image as a not-quite actress—a conscientious objector in the age of the influencer—had stuck around.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The narrative cannot pause for conscientious objectors who may turn out to have a story-driving purpose later on.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • And yet the history of handshaking is riddled with conscientious objectors, ahead of their time.
    — Micah Hauser, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
  • But Vadim says that none of the conscientious objectors backed by his movement has so far been punished by authorities.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2023
  • Most libraries throughout the country still levy fines, but the number of conscientious objectors that have abandoned fines is growing.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 June 2019
  • Think about those who became conscientious objectors in the face of being drafted for the Vietnam War.
    — Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Ali requested to be excluded, as a conscientious objector, but was denied.
    — Steven Poole, CNN, 8 Mar. 2021
  • In my final year, my dorm roommate, who had become my partner, registered with the draft board as a conscientious objector, a peace-believer.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Most callers are asking how to apply to become a conscientious objector — a difficult, invasive and rarely used process.
    — Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The second has to do with how some of the people Weinstein tried to enlist in his efforts turned into conscientious objectors and helped the other side.
    — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The state appeal board never gave a reason for denying Ali’s conscientious objector status and in essence denied Ali due process in the case.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Their mother, Rebecca, feared if her sons became conscientious objectors, they might be lynched by vigilantes.
    — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 28 May 2018
  • York was a religious pacifist and wanted to register as a conscientious objector but was persuaded to enlist.
    — Susan King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • After his father disappears, our bullish conscientious objector escapes and ends up in a peaceful flower farm, lovingly taken care of by a young girl.
    — Mark Kennedy, kansascity, 14 Dec. 2017
  • This led the draft board to revoke his conscientious objector status and order him to report for induction in 1953.
    — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Hundreds of conscientious objectors are imprisoned in South Korea each year, serving terms of 18 months or longer.
    — Washington Post, 29 June 2018
  • Many service members don't even really know that applying as a conscientious objector, or CO, is an option.
    — Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The number of appointments could increase if the initial doctor is a conscientious objector, meaning the woman must find another doctor to refer them.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Daniel Seeger, the conscientious objector who was found to be sincere and religious despite his lack of religious affiliation or belief in god, had a lot of help.
    — Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Sanders applied for conscientious objector status during the Vietnam War.
    — CNN, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Doss was a medic who was the first non-weapon carrying conscientious objector who received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • He was imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs as a conscientious objector in 1918.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That brings us back to the folly of lionizing Kent as a conscientious objector to Trump and the president’s hawkish foreign policy as of late.
    — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • One classic ran over a story about a conscientious objector medic—a religious Christian—who refused a weapon as he was lowered into combat to rescue any survivors from a downed chopper.
    — Seth Lipsky, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2020
  • South Korea has announced plans for social service as an alternative to the military sort, following a court ruling in favour of conscientious objectors.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • Last year, the country's top court ruled that conscientious objectors could not be criminally punished for their beliefs, ending the country's decades-long position as the world's leading jailer of those who refuse to join the armed forces.
    — James Griffiths, CNN, 10 July 2019

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