the Pentagon

noun

1

: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense

2

: the leaders of the U.S. military

There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.

Examples of the Pentagon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Pentagon has also moved to gut not just the center, but the military's larger civilian harm program, which was created in 2022. — James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

The overall total of wounded from the conflict now stands at 642 troops, between the figures listed under Operation Epic Fury and those listed in the new category in the Pentagon’s online system. — Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

Despite the Pentagon's urgent push to triple and quadruple production, defense order backlogs are growing four times faster than actual output. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

In April 2026, Google signed a deal with the Pentagon allowing the Department of Defense to use Gemini models on classified networks for any lawful government purpose. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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