Examples of armed forces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This week, a spokesman for South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the armed forces feel immense responsibility for not sufficiently protecting victims. — Andrew Jeong, WSJ, 3 June 2021 The armed forces drop their unfunded priorities list every fiscal year as supplements to the main defense budget. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2021 The armed forces have released a stream of videos this year showing soldiers, objects and locations after dark outlined in a glowing white light. — Washington Post, 24 May 2021 Observers expressed alarm that Tuesday's attack took place in an area where international and regional armed forces are actively trying to stop jihadist violence. — Sam Mednick, Star Tribune, 19 May 2021 Under López Obrador, a leftist leader and longtime critic of a U.S.-financed war on drugs, Mexico’s armed forces have taken on increasingly more responsibilities in the country. — Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2021 Recent activities are demonstrative of how Britain’s armed forces continue to make an active and valuable contribution to the U.S.-led multinational campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) group. — Paul Iddon, Forbes, 6 May 2021 As armed forces stealthily invade, the internet and the electrical grid go haywire, snarling traffic and cutting off communication. — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 All of Biden’s initial political success in office could be upended by a new coronavirus variant, a major crisis on the southern border, or a Taliban takeover of Kabul as soon as the last American armed forces leave Afghanistan. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 29 Apr. 2021

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