Used in a Sentence

martial

How to use martial in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for martial.

Editorial note

Most martial arts is practicing moves over and over again.

Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of martial gathered in one view.

noun

Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

adjective

(of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"

adjective

suggesting war or military life

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for martial.

noun

Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

adjective

suggesting war or military life

adjective

of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law"

Example sentences

1

Most martial arts is practicing moves over and over again.

2

If I moved to a martial-arts monastery in China and studied real hard for ten years.

3

Are you suggesting that we enact martial law for the sake of prohibition?

4

Metal music and martial arts are time-honored hobbies for nerds.

5

If kids go to martial arts training expecting this, they will be sorely disappointed.

6

Real martial arts isn't guys jumping 30 ft at each other, or fighting 10 opponents at once, doing somersaults, etc.

7

What you want to achieve today is far different from what you thought you'd wanted out of martial arts in the beginning.

8

It wasn't martial law security theater - it was unprecedented community-level collaboration.

9

Contrary to the current HN title, the article points out:Evidence presented during Private Manning’s court-martial for his role as the source for large archives of military and diplomatic files given to WikiLeaks revealed that he had used a program called “wget” to download the batches of files.

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The largely peaceful transition from martial law and one-party dictatorship to pluralistic rule by law with free press and free elections that I saw in Taiwan[1] is just one example of a people power revolution where the dictator was baffled because there were few violent incidents on the part of the opposition to stir up a violent response from the regime.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use martial in a sentence?

Most martial arts is practicing moves over and over again.

What does martial mean?

Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

What part of speech is martial?

martial is commonly used as noun, adjective.