Sentence examples for are troops of from inspiring English sources

There are troops of spider and woolly monkeys, frogs smaller than a fingernail, tapirs the size of horses, as well as ants which taste of lemon and berries so poisonous you could die in seconds if you ate one.

"Every news organization I encounter uses locutions such as '3,000 troops are stationed' wherever, when the meaning is 'a force of 3,000 members.' I bet there are troops of loyal readers equally troubled by this troopification of the individual".

Defending the airport are troops of the African Union force in Somalia, Amisom.

There are troops of Minnesota Vikings (with horns), face painted Euros, crazy hats, Stars and Stripes jeans, natty blazers.

Are troops of monkeys or pods of whales, to take just two examples, more or less likely to adopt, or exhibit any other behaviors that bespeak apparently counter-Darwinian behavior?

Near us were troops of the Saddam Fedayeen.

These would be troops of the 12th Main Directorate.

There were troops of Shiite Muslim boy and girl scouts, the girls with light blue smocks and darker head coverings.

It's troops of moppers, charwomen, & maintenance and-repairmen labor constantly to keep some 200 structures here and elsewhere going -keeping the buildings neat & structurally sound, bot inside & out.

He was troop commander of the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

There are 63 troops of Boy Scouts, 77 private phones, & 10 physicians; radios, but no TV.