1
a
: a group of soldiers
b
: a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
c
2
: a collection of people or things : crew sense 2
3
: a flock of mammals or birds
4
: the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader
trooped; trooping; troops
Examples of troop in a Sentence
Noun
Where is his troop heading?
a plan to withdraw troops
a troop of enthusiastic children
Verb
We all trooped back inside.
The kids trooped off to school.
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 June 2025
The military currently has about 182,000 active-duty troops.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
At the Dior men’s wear show on Friday afternoon, models trooped down a celestial flight of stairs, trotted around the perimeter and then descended another flight of stairs, disappearing out of view.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act, revealed first to The Hill, comes after the Trump administration deployed hundreds of Marines and more than 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this month amid unrest over the president’s immigration agenda.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 June 2025
The military currently has about 182,000 active-duty troops.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Verb
Celebrities and academics would troop down to Havana to sit at Castro’s feet, cooing over him.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
At the Dior men’s wear show on Friday afternoon, models trooped down a celestial flight of stairs, trotted around the perimeter and then descended another flight of stairs, disappearing out of view.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Troop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troop. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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troop
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a group of soldiers
b
plural
: armed forces, military
2
: a collection of people or things : company
3
: a flock of mammals or birds
4
: a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader
troop
2 of 2 verb
: to move or gather in crowds
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