How to Use enlist in a Sentence
enlist
verb
- He enlisted in the cause of world peace.
- I enlisted the help of our neighbors.
- We enlisted the services of a professional.
- We enlisted all available resources.
- After graduating, I enlisted in the navy.
- They enlisted several new recruits.
- They're enlisting volunteers for an experiment.
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On the production side, Drake enlists folks from across the map.
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Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
6 Oct. 2023
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Jin was first to enlist, followed by J-Hope and now Suga.
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Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
17 Sep. 2023
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The tour enlists a team of experts to narrate each spot’s story.
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Miami Staff,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2024
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In 2006, Cher enlisted Julien’s, which had a half-dozen employees, to run a sale.
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Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2024
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The four members are the last of the group’s seven to enlist, and are expected to be on hiatus until 2025.
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Lauren Alvarez,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2023
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Watch for Grandpa-style behaviors in your kids, and enlist your husband to do the same.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
29 Oct. 2023
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Most people — including a nephew who reached 18 and wants to enlist — know what’s at stake.
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Kostiantyn Khudov,
Washington Post,
25 Nov. 2023
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The body has made great strikes in enlisting the private sector.
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Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2023
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Over the last decade, airlines upped the ante on their dining, enlisting celebrity chefs, like Air France with Daniel Boulud.
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Melinda Sheckells,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Dec. 2023
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The four musicians are the last members of the group’s original seven to enlist.
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Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
22 Nov. 2023
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The team enlisted swimwear brand Gottex — an Israeli label that the princess often wore — to make the swimsuit.
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Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Nov. 2023
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Melzer enlisted in the Army in 2018 and prepared for a jihadist attack on his unit.
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Hanna Krueger,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 Aug. 2023
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In 1948, his mother agreed to sign papers allowing Story to enlist in the Army.
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Russ Bynum,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 May 2023
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Erik, a young man in his mid-20s, enlists in the war to defend Talish and consequently loses one of his legs.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2024
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For its part, Paramount is high on Scott and has enlisted him to direct an upcoming Bee Gees biopic.
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Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Apr. 2024
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Fatone and Kirkpatrick enlisted the help of their kids to celebrate the big honor.
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Lydia Price,
Peoplemag,
19 Oct. 2023
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Instead, the government had to enlist a private lawyer, Ilan Bombach, to lead its defense.
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Neri Zilber,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Sep. 2023
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At every stop on his tour, Mr. Adams enlisted local news outlets to spread his message.
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Juan Arredondo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2023
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In the 1700s, fortune-seeking Russians forcibly enlisted Native Alaskans in the wholesale slaughter of the diminutive sea otters, prized for their fur.
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Erin Aubry Kaplan,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2023
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The campaign has enlisted precinct captains, who will wear white-and-gold Trump baseball caps on caucus day, and rally voters.
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Robert Samuels,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2024
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Styles is not directly tied to the film, however, the movie did enlist some of his previous songwriters.
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Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
6 Mar. 2024
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So many men volunteered to enlist in military service that some were turned away.
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Jordan Michael Smith,
The New Republic,
2 June 2023
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Project leaders are free to contract with outsiders to assist – enlisting some of the world’s best minds for edgy research with specific goals.
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Steven Levy,
WIRED,
5 Apr. 2024
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