soldierly in a sentence
Examples
- Under Dearborn the 3rd regiment was at the Battle of Monmouth, where some of its most soldierly men participated.
- In this way, according to Stojanovi, the Partisans were losing their soldierly characteristics and becoming more like peasants.
- But it was more than soldierly frustration with a failed peacekeeping mission that provoked the horror that would unfurl that night.
- The captain, whose prized possession is a mandolin, which he plays adroitly, also leads a soldierly opera chorus.
- To David's dismay, he discovers that Comrade Stalin is the final arbiter in all things, soldierly and otherwise.
- Ault also dismisses McVeigh's soldierly stance and the emphasis on his Gulf War experience as an explanation for his act.
- Herodotus pointed out that many of the Persian fighters were mercenaries or slaves; any soldierly hesitation was typically punished by beheading.
- In response, Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel wrote : " These scruples accord with the soldierly concepts of a chivalrous war!
- After the victory, the Tenth was recognized for their bravery and excellent soldierly actions by commanding General John G . Foster.
- These changes, intended to improve the " soldierly appearance " of the men, created strong resentment among the Indian soldiers.