Example sentences for: militia

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

  • Saturday, May 3. After landing in El Paso, I called a militia contact who had agreed to ask around about possible right-wing bivouacs.

  • The Guardian of London reported Monday that Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted foreigner, has been spirited away from his pursuers with the connivance of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia.

  • British, Australian, and New Zealand soldiers joined Cretan militia during a valiant defense in the ten-day Battle of Crete, but were ultimately forced to retreat across the island.

  • The Pan-Arab daily al-Quds al-Arabi said Thursday that Afghanistan's ruling militia, the Taliban, was tightening the noose around him but would not yield to U.S. pressure to hand him over or banish him to a third country.

  • British rejection in 1837 led to riots opposing patriotes and British militia.


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