Collocations for "army"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "army" in context.
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army
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [huge, strong, ruthless, powerful] army
- an [allied, enemy] army
- [national, resistance, standing, militia, rebel] army
- the [Spanish] army
- the Territorial Army
- deployed the army in
- sent the army to
- he [enlisted in, joined, fought in] the army
- the army [marched, moved] toward
- the armies [fought, battled]
- an army to [defend, investigate, fight, take]
- the army [won, was defeated] (at, on)
- the army [overwhelmed, overpowered, outmaneuvered] the enemy
- the army is looking for new [soldiers, recruits, talent, professionals]
- an army of [the dead, mercenaries, fools, rebels]
- an army at war
- has (amassed) a whole army of [fans, followers]
- an [officer, general] in the army
- you and [whose, what] army?
- an army [officer, general]
- army [uniforms, equipment, training]
- the Army Corps of [Engineers]
- am in the army reserves
- an army [draft, knife]
- army [men, troops, family, surplus]
- army medical [center, department, service]
'army' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Swiss
- advance
- banana
- base
- bearer
- bravery
- buy
- charge
- command
- commission
- customize
- defeated
- desert
- discharge
- disgrace
- division
- draft
- encompass
- enlist
- equipment
- exemption
- feed
- flank
- general
- headquarter
- isolate
- join
- limit
- loss
- magnitude
- major
- man
- manufacturer
- mess
- might
- muster
- number
- official
- onslaught
- outfit
- para
- people
- plunder
- police
- post
- private
- prop
- provision
- raid
- recruit