cavalryman

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Recent Examples of cavalryman The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024 In the capital, the robed pontiff surveyed a troop of Mongolian cavalrymen clad in medieval armor. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023 The mug in question is that of Jean Gabin, who plays a cavalryman named Lucien Bourrache. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023 The bodies of the two Delaware cavalrymen were taken home as was one of [Confederate Gen. J.E.B.] Stuart’s men, but Confederate Lt. John Murray’s body was never returned. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for cavalryman
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Noun
  • At the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776, General George Washington’s soldiers were forced to retreat following an attack from a small contingent of British dragoons.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
  • Burgoyne returned to duty as an aging dragoon captain, just in time to win fame at the cannon's mouth in the Seven Years' War, notably in Normandy and Brittany against the French, and on the Tagus River near Lisbon against the Spanish.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • At least 17 Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, according to the country's military.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • An Army spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Berry was an infantryman and Special Forces medical sergeant in the Army from 1992 to 2016, leaving the Army as a sergeant first class.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Manhunt will be harder because of his training Berry was an infantryman and a special forces medical sergeant in the Army from 1992 to 2016, leaving the Army as a sergeant first class, according to Christopher Surridge, a US Army spokesperson.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Carolina Herrera's granddaughter Carolina Lansing Carolina Lansing, the 21-year-old granddaughter of legendary fashion designer Carolina Herrera, also made her debut with her younger brother, Magnus Lansing, as her cavalier.
    Pamela Avila, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Sonja Shaw, 43, the school board president of Chino Valley Unified, has achieved a public profile as a MAGA culture warrior.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • From exile in Amsterdam, filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi reflects on his family nickname, Paikar, the Persian word for warrior.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Because the incident spanned two jurisdictions, Pennsylvania State Police troopers from the Butler barracks have been called to take over the investigation.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The trooper’s unmarked cruiser crossed a double yellow line in Woburn and struck Schettino’s vehicle.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She’s rescued by a detachment of American doughboys, led by the aforementioned Pvt.
    Ben H. Winters, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023

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“Cavalryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalryman. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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