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

Bowen remained in the Marines until August 1946, when he was honorably discharged. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

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

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