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verb

past tense of enlist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of enlisted
Adjective
In the military, officers and senior enlisted men often serve above their permanent rank. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024 At the end of May, two eight-story housing blocks opened for enlisted personnel without families, with room for more than 300 residents in each tower. Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024 Numbers for the Navy Reserve were just as bad — the service missed its enlisted and officer targets by 35 and 40 percent, respectively. Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024 Prior to Congress, Walz was a high school teacher and football coach and served in the Army National Guard, reaching the rank of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks an enlisted member can attain. Cnn, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for enlisted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisted
Adjective
  • The militant group has said that the move would affect the remaining hostages as well.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • In December, a coalition of opposition fighters led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took over cities and eventually Damascus as regime forces retreated.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • An obscure Russian paramilitary group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but Moscow insisted that the order had come from Ukraine’s intelligence services.
    James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Sudan has been in a state of civil war since 2023 when tensions between the military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open warfare.
    SAMY MAGDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Potter was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2018 after a stellar college career with the Broncos from 2008 to 2011.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Parkinson will have to wait to be inducted into the League Managers Association’s official Hall of Fame for reaching such a major milestone.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.
    Virgil Bretz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Verb
  • Mom immediately enrolled us in gun safety classes – can't imagine why!
    James F. Hales Remembering Rogers, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • While raising a family, Grimes enrolled at the University of Central Missouri.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • McCarthy was hired two days later.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Cavs weren’t even this good, at least during the regular season, when Kevin Love was on the team — a noteworthy comment on this night.
    Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James has become the first player to reach 50,000 points in the regular season and playoffs combined.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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