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soldier

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsəʊldʒər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsoʊldʒɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sōljər)

Collocations for "soldier"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "soldier" in context.

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soldier

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. they soldiered on
  2. soldier on in spite of the [difficulties, hardships, defeat]
  3. soldier on through the [recession, match, night]
  4. soldier on [relentlessly, willingly, determinedly]
  5. soldier in [the army, Iraq, the battle]
  6. UK: soldier on the job
  7. send in the soldiers
  8. the soldiers were [stationed, deployed] in
  9. withdraw the soldiers from
  10. soldiers in [Vietnam]
  11. missing soldiers
  12. soldiers killed in [Iraq]
  13. the soldier was killed in action
  14. the soldier was awarded the [Medal of Honor, Purple Heart]
  15. the soldier was promoted (for)
  16. the soldier's [life, emotions]
  17. train new soldiers
  18. [army, UN] soldiers
  19. soldiers from [France]
  20. is just a [common, lowly, foot, reserve] soldier
  21. playing with his toy soldiers
  22. the soldier's experience
  23. [document, capture] the experience of a soldier
  24. his [dad, sister] is a soldier
  25. has been a good little soldier
  26. UK, informal: cut the toast into soldiers
  27. UK, informal: dipped bread soldiers into the fried egg
'soldier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "soldier" in the title:

a hard drinking soldier’s soldier. - English Only forum
A soldier can be seen in the tank - English Only forum
A soldier for ten years, the man is quite used to taking orders. - English Only forum
A soldier killing - English Only forum
a space cadet/a heavenly soldier - English Only forum
a special operative soldier - English Only forum
Any soldier....anything else - English Only forum
Arming soldier - English Only forum
as the girl said to the soldier - English Only forum
badass soldier - English Only forum
Can you throw your ears over your shoulders like a regimental soldier - English Only forum
Christian struggle and the soldier’s - English Only forum
comma before 'and' [conjunction]: signifies God and the dead soldier - English Only forum
could save the soldier / could have saved the soldier - English Only forum
Difference between the injured soldier fights for life and the injured soldier fighiting for life - English Only forum
Difference: Image of Soldier - English Only forum
fellow and soldier - English Only forum
fellow soldier - English Only forum
France Supporting the Wounded Soldier - English Only forum
function as a soldier is supposed to function - English Only forum
gentleman soldier - English Only forum
he has made a good soldier - English Only forum
He looks like a soldier. - subject complement or adverb phrase - English Only forum
He was .... strangely formal, a soldier at attention. [appositive?] - English Only forum
I have been a soldier for 10 years.(Use of present perfect) - English Only forum
if the king had ne'er another soldier - English Only forum
in his secret English heart,being a good deal of a soldier - English Only forum
"ISIS execute Syrian army soldier crushed to death by tank" - English Only forum
It's been 3 years since I <was a soldier><was here> - English Only forum
just soldier on - English Only forum
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