Example sentences for: civilians

How can you use “civilians” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They remained in the area, conducting additional searches for civilians; all but two of them died.

  • Some officers positioned themselves at the top of a flight of stairs by 5WTC that led down into the concourse, going into the concourse when necessary to evacuate injured or disoriented civilians.

  • The roofs of both the North Tower and the South Tower were sloped and cluttered surfaces with radiation hazards, making them impractical for helicopter landings and as staging areas for civilians.

  • By approximately 9:50, the lead ESU team had reached the 31st floor, observing that there appeared to be no more civilians still descending.

  • "That, and the torture and murder of thousands of civilians, but mostly that," she did not add.


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