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

His mother was placed with a Mormon foster family in 1952 under the church’s student placement program; his father, from Broken Arrow, also went through boarding school, joined the Marines, and met his mother in San Diego. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

Butler served in the Marines 34 years and won two Medals of Honor. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

As Yerman called for help from the grunts and worked on getting medical evacuation helicopters inbound, Capers ordered Crepeau to call in mortars dangerously close to the Marines’ position—a risky gamble that silenced the enemy guns. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

The Army had the second-most accidents that year, though the Marines’ rate was nearly double that of the Army, Air Force and Navy. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the Marines

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