Used in a Sentence

recruit

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

Editorial note

If you have a recruiting arm, and they are trying to recruit, god be with them.

Examples13
Definitions5
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a recently enlisted soldier

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

a recently enlisted soldier

noun

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

verb

register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for recruit.

noun

a recently enlisted soldier

noun

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

verb

register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

verb

seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

verb

cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

Example sentences

1

If you have a recruiting arm, and they are trying to recruit, god be with them.

2

Instead, I'm going to have to manually recruit people.

3

I watched the firm spend, spend, spend to recruit "the best and the brightest" from Ivy League schools.

4

Pay top dollar to retain and recruit talent.

5

They do recruit some kids from college and send then to the US or Australia and get them their tickets.

6

They don't have drug dealer boyfriends or friends who try to recruit them into burglarizing a house.

7

* It's ludicrously hard to recruit and retain talent right now. I've spent the better part of two years with that as my number one biz objective.

8

I don't understand the context, but I don't know why you'd publicly post an email like that when it seems like an earnest attempt to recruit the guy. "No thanks" would suffice.

9

And yet, every week here we're regaled with pitiful cries from founders that "we can't recruit and hire enough talent!

10

Presto: Blackmail, shakedown, extortion, recruit as an informer or a mole, etc.

11

HN and other tech news venues might be the correct places to recruit support, but you ultimately want to lobby your case directly.

12

I personally helped recruit 2 young women over the course of the weekend who were looking for junior/intern positions.

13

It biases recruiting towards people in their twenties, leaving experienced and capable family people on the table.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use recruit in a sentence?

If you have a recruiting arm, and they are trying to recruit, god be with them.

What does recruit mean?

a recently enlisted soldier

What part of speech is recruit?

recruit is commonly used as noun, verb.