Sentence examples for militiamen from inspiring English sources

The word 'militiamen' is correct and usable in written English
It refers to members of a militia, which is a group of citizens organized for military duty. Example: The small town had a militia of dedicated and well-trained militiamen who were ready to defend their community in times of crisis.

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militiamen

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Plural of militiaman

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Further along, in a small concrete room, a group of middle-aged militiamen with salt and pepper beards were huddled half-naked in the sweltering heat trying to get some sleep.

On the ground, Shia militiamen are eager to stress their passionate dedication to the fight, but deny that they are just as bad as Isis.

On Friday, Shia militiamen were blamed for killing 70 people at a Sunni mosque in Diyala.

Militiamen guarding the Al Hadba prison, where the trial is being held, refused to human rights officials access.

But for the Sunnis of Diyala, the corpses were locals kidnapped by the militias and killed in retaliation for militiamen killed at the front.

By noon another group of militiamen arrived at the frontline.

The marines had misunderstood the "skinnies", as they dismissively described Somali militiamen.

In one incident during Sunday's unrecognised referendums on independence, a group of militiamen arrived in the town of Krasnoarmeisk, supposedly to stop people from voting.

Soldiers and militiamen open fire at will, shooting into the darkness until the early hours.

Many ministers mistrust the Sunnis, and the most extreme Shia militiamen label them all as IS.

But I think they make it harder to deny that this law-breaking crank should be no one's poster boy; nor should the self-styled militiamen who journeyed from across the country to defend, at the point of assault rifles, Mr Bundy's right to trespass be hailed as heroes.

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