infantryman

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Recent Examples of infantryman Decker was an Army infantryman from March 2013 to July 2021, according to FOX 13. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Decker was an infantryman in the Army from March 2013 to July 2021, including a deployment in Afghanistan. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Leon was an infantryman in the Army from August 2013 to December 2016 and served in the Texas National Guard from December 2016 to May 2021, according to Surridge. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Muehlenbeck is not a pilot, not an infantryman. Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infantryman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantryman
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The dismounted cavalryman is targeted in the second pass , leaving his mount unharmed.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 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
Noun
  • One of the soldiers is also accused of transferring to an Iranian foreign agent materials from his military training related to fighter jet systems, as well as documentation of facilities and areas within a military base.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Through a detailed examination of footage posted by Israeli soldiers themselves, the film documents potential war crimes, including civilian casualties, torture, and destruction of infrastructure, delivering unprecedented accountability and real-time evidence.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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
  • But, as academic mastery has become secondary to political consciousness, students are no longer being molded into informed citizens so much as into ideological foot soldiers.
    Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.
    Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Teal'c takes out some frustrations on an unlucky grunt who bangs him with a door at the start of every time loop, and O'Neill gets to (temporarily) sample the will-they side of his will-they-won't-they relationship with Carter.
    Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reported that the family also experienced foul odors and heard pig grunts in the home.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The cornerstone of his style as a corporate raider is to take a small stake in an undervalued business and then grind his way to having more and more control.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Replacing one wealthy father for another in corporate raider Peltz apparently does just that, as Brand Beckham Peltz is now assured of celebrity and wealth without any unseemly promotional hustle.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 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

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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantryman. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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