plural armies
1
a
: a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land
b
: a unit capable of independent action and consisting usually of a headquarters, two or more corps, and auxiliary troops
c
often capitalized
: the complete military organization of a nation for land warfare
2
: a great multitude
an army of birds
3
: a body of persons organized to advance a cause
Examples of army in a Sentence
the armies of Alexander the Great
He left home and joined the army after he graduated from high school.
The company employs an army of lawyers to handle its legal affairs.
They sent in a whole army of trained technicians.
The organization was founded by a dedicated army of volunteers.
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For several weeks, fighting has intensified between the army and the RSF as government troops push to reclaim territories occupied by the militia.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
But even Russia’s huge army cannot survive this sort of attrition indefinitely, and Birds of Magyar’s numbers show just how well Ukraine can fight even without foreign weapons.
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—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The conference, co-hosted by the U.K., France and Germany, took place without the main protagonists - the Sudanese army and the RSF.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
His own soccer career had come to an end in 2011 when he was badly wounded in a firefight between the army and Islamist militants.
—Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
But even Russia’s huge army cannot survive this sort of attrition indefinitely, and Birds of Magyar’s numbers show just how well Ukraine can fight even without foreign weapons.
Follow me on Twitter.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The conference, co-hosted by the U.K., France and Germany, took place without the main protagonists - the Sudanese army and the RSF.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
His own soccer career had come to an end in 2011 when he was badly wounded in a firefight between the army and Islamist militants.
—Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for army
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“Army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/army. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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army
noun
ar·my
ˈär-mē 
plural armies
1
a
: a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
b
often capitalized
: the complete military organization of a nation for land warfare
2
: a great number of persons or things
3
: a body of persons organized to promote an idea
Etymology
Middle English armee "army," from early French armee (same meaning), derived from Latin arma "weapons"
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