enlists

present tense third-person singular of enlist

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The company employs over 240 people and offers a range of aviation maintenance, training, and operational services in addition to its airtanker program.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
  • Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 employs sodium heat pipes that passively transfer heat away from the reactor core without using power.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The eligibility clock starts when an athlete enrolls full time or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Encouraged by Lisa, Marge enrolls in a painting class at Springfield Community College and ends up winning the college art show.
    Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The Division is chaired by producer Susan Arnold (13 Going On 30, America’s Sweethearts) and matriculates around 215 students annually.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
    Michele Promaulayko, Allure, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The microfiber fabric is feathery light and airy, but still retains a soft and cuddly feel to keep you comfortable no matter the season.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection.
    Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • By the time a student engages directly, their shortlist is often more defined than expected, meaning a significant portion of influence has already happened off-platform.
    Aaron Edgell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Learning to juggle engages motor systems, while studying a language relies more heavily on memory networks.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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