Example sentences for: troops

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

  • The military leader Jan Sobieski defeated Turkish troops at the Battle of Chocim in 1673, and Sobieski would later be credited with saving Vienna from Turkish forces (and thwarting the Ottoman Empire’s designs on Western Europe).

  • The half-cynical spin: Clinton will fail to fulfill the conditions the House placed on its approval (a timetable for the troops' return; that Clinton will explain to the nation why the troops were sent; that the troops will report to American commanders only).

  • , Serbs) refused, principally because they can't stand having NATO troops in their country to enforce it.

  • The Spanish resisted and, aided by British troops commanded by the Duke of Wellington, drove the French out.

  • Russian troops are gathering near the Chechen capital of Grozny, though they have not announced plans to invade the city.


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