How to Use veteran in a Sentence
veteran
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The 17-year veteran played two seasons with the Royals.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
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Sweeney, who wore a Marine veteran's hat, beseeched the group to take a stand.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
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The 16-year veteran was shot in his thigh and shin and is expected to survive.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2023
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It’s been more than a decade since the Cowboys added two veterans of this quality ahead of the draft.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
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But North and South, the veterans would put on their old uniforms and parade through the towns and villages.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024
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After two years of war, all the veterans in the unit were exhausted.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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The crowd in the video was made up of military and veteran families that were hosted on the South Lawn of the White House.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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Others out on the line were top-tier veterans earning more than $31 an hour.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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Hesse said the narrative veterans need to be pitied needs to be shifted.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 11 Nov. 2023
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Then again, perhaps the first quarterback to speak would be Collin Schlee, the veteran transfer from Kent State.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
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The whole ensemble of Jaja’s is strong, but the play really finds its punch when the two veterans roll up.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
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The arresting officer, William West, was a Union Army veteran, a black man a few years on the police force.
—Peggy Noonan april 6, wsj.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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Trent Williams, a 13-year NFL veteran, is a mountain of a man best known for moving other large men backward.
—Dominic Faria, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
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One of the workers, a veteran and parent, was fired after leading a union drive at his store in Augusta, Ga., the union said.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
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When Richardson first got in the building, he was known for always having his nose in the playbook, trying to get up to speed, and the veterans took notice.
—The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023
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Joseph is a veteran Prior to meeting and marrying Esther, Joseph was a soldier in the army.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
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Some veterans of the war on terror are taking a new approach to helping each other heal.
—Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2023
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Video allegedly taken at the event show the veteran actor coming out on stage wearing a dress over pants and a shirt.
—EW.com, 28 May 2024
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The latest injury has sidelined the veteran forward for nearly half the season.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
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The Mets need him and their other $43.3 million-per-year veteran, Max Scherzer, to be strong and sturdy in October.
—Tyler Kepner Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
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Larson was identified as a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
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On his private Instagram page, Randall shared a black-and-white photo of the late Army veteran smiling.
—Caitlyn Hitt, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
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Merit’s hardly the first veteran he’s seen who has trouble sharing her pain.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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In a recent address to Parliament, Putin commended veterans of the war in Ukraine as the best candidates for a new elite.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2024
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At least 15 veteran editors and writers have left the paper in recent months.
—Katie Robertson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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The One Direction veteran is the latest music star to be struck with an object while performing on stage.
—Joseph Wilkinson New York Daily News (tns), al, 10 July 2023
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In an effort to shake things up at Harvard, Ackman is backing a slate of four outsiders, all of whom are US military veterans between the ages of 36 and 38.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
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If the Heat can even get off a single veteran contract, there could be room for at least two more prospects in the mix, perhaps even allowing Alondes Williams back into the mix.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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The Dodgers have an excellent team with plenty of all-star talent and veteran leadership.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
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The list of 2024 DNC participants has not yet been made public, though past conventions have included the party’s veterans and rising stars as well as celebrity supporters.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 16 July 2024
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