often attributive
: a person engaged or experienced in warfare
broadly
: a person engaged in some struggle or conflict
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Examples of warrior in a Sentence
a proud and brave warrior
a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors
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And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Next to a limp rack of sleeveless tops stands a postapocalyptic forager-warrior mannequin in jeans, a faded plaid shirt, and a black baseball cap from the plus-size-women’s brand Torrid.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for warrior
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warrior. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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warrior
noun
war·rior
ˈwȯr-yər 
ˈwȯr-ē-ər,
ˈwär-ē-
: a person who is or has been in warfare
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