the Marines

noun

: the part of a country's military forces that includes soldiers who serve on a ship or are closely associated with a naval force : the U.S. Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines

Examples of the Marines in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Catching wind of some demo stations in the lower level of the hotel, the musician sneaks in to play with the Marines until the wee hours of the morning. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 The manufacturers’ warranty for the generator apparently had terms forcing the Marines to rely on the seller. —

Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 One of the Marines whose murder charges were dropped had been accused of killing three men, unarmed civilians who were shot in the head. —

Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 And some of the Marines were actually hit by bullets. —

CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Marines

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