the military

noun

: the armed forces

He has had a long career in the military.

The policy is opposed by the military.

Examples of the military in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The installation at the military’s oldest active test base would help shield critical defense operations from wider grid failures. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

The Duke of Kent served in the military for 21 years, retiring in 1976. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026

For 35 years, his Virginia Beach firm has engineered fortified homes and shelters for private clients and the military, including a nearly 15,000-square-foot refuge in the Appalachian Mountains and compounds hidden in the Rockies. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Under wartime economic controls, consumers are last in line for gasoline and diesel after the military and defense industries, which by all accounts remain well supplied. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the military

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary