How to Use North Korean in a Sentence

North Korean

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  • The soldiers were among thousands of North Korean troops sent to support Russia’s war on Ukraine.
    — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Thursday's launch is the third North Korean ballistic missile test of August to date.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The two are among thousands of North Korean soldiers sent to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • No public reply has been observed from Pyongyang or in North Korean state media outlets.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026
  • North Korean troops, for example, or war materials from China, for use in Ukraine.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Some experts doubt whether elderly top North Korean officials would accept command by a female.
    — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Two others charged, Jin Sung-il and Pak Jin-Song, are North Korean and remain at large.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
  • His rule began during one of the most difficult periods in North Korean history.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The last time a North Korean soldier made the daring move was October 2025.
    — CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • In his speech, Kim said the Choe Hyon will be the first ship of a modern North Korean fleet, with even bigger vessels coming.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • North Korean state media didn't immediately comment on the ruling.
    — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Kim has called for North Korean shipyards to turn out two new surface ships a year, including cruisers double the size of the Choe Hyon.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • North Korean state media photos showed the girl dressed in a white dress and blazer walking alongside her father on a red carpet, touring the warship and posing with sailors together.
    — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • North Korean players at a training session in Suwon, South Korea, on Monday.
    — Stella Kim, NBC news, 20 May 2026
  • North Korean mines in past years have occasionally washed down a swollen river into South Korea, killing or injuring civilians.
    — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, various reports of Ukrainian troops skirmishing with North Korean counterparts have emerged.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But a schematic showing North Korean artillery batteries aimed at South Korea sealed the deal for the developers.
    — USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Trump praised Rodman as his longtime friend and said Rodman had become close with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
    — ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In June 2024, North Korean troops crossed the border three times, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots.
    — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • North Korean mines have occasionally been carried into South Korea by swollen rivers, killing or injuring civilians.
    — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Cherniak also noted that roughly 9,500 North Korean troops are still in Kursk, though they are not engaged in active combat right now.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been testing missiles capable of having nuclear warheads as recently as this week.
    — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Those same officials say the forces suffered staggering losses, with more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers believed killed in some of the war’s most intense fighting.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Experts say North Korean troops sent to the war earlier became easy targets for drone and artillery attacks due to their lack of combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain.
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The comments mark the first time Kim has directly acknowledged the lengths North Korean troops fighting for Russia have gone to in attempts to avoid capture by Ukrainian forces.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Elderly right-wing protesters – some of whom had lived through the Korean War – rallied in the streets, at times calling the president a communist or North Korean spy.
    — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
  • The abrupt termination of the main channels of connections and contact left the Chinese–North Korean relationship in a shambles as trade ground to a halt and economic ties were mostly cut off.
    — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Solemn North Korean soldiers, marching alongside Russians, provided the only novelty.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • South Korea's military said the exercise is defensive in nature and meant to enhance a joint response capability against North Korean nuclear threats.
    — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some experts say Zelenskyy likely decided to expose the danger of North Korean involvement in the war as a way to attract bigger Western assistance.
    — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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