Used in a Sentence

troopers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for troopers.

Editorial note

And of course in fiction there's a ton of examples, such as Starship Troopers (the novel) from 1959.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Alternative letter-case form of trooper. [(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.]

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

Alternative letter-case form of trooper. [(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.]

noun

(military) A soldier.

noun

(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for troopers.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of trooper. [(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.]

noun

(military) A soldier.

noun

(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.

noun

(military) A cavalry horse; a charger.

Example sentences

1

And of course in fiction there's a ton of examples, such as Starship Troopers (the novel) from 1959.

2

Much like you can play chess with dragons figurines instead of castles or storm troopers instead pawns.

3

Heinlein (of Starship Troopers fame) but that quickly grinded to a halt.

4

They aren't faceless storm troopers, many have families living right there.

5

Only if Heinlein hadn't written starship troopers couple of decades before.

6

There are thousands of major budget items that conservatives hate that can be slashed before their precious storm troopers would need to take a budget cut...

7

We want people to be cooperative with the police so as to minimize the incidence of violent crimes like the one the state troopers originally arrived to investigate.

8

I haven't read or seen anything to indicate that Tx DPS uses any sort of technology to protect chain-of-custody from tampering by troopers or other parties within DPS.

9

Starship troopers - 1959: … I was not making fun of you personally; I was heaping scorn on an inexcusably silly idea — a practice I shall always follow.

10

Before/as this happened I saw at least two state troopers walking through my car to another car; while they could have gotten on the train at a station, I believe they were already on the train...

11

I teach young men who must amass a certain number of credits before they can become police officers or state troopers, lower-echelon health-care workers who need credits to qualify for raises, and municipal employees who require college-level certification to advance at work.

12

Granted, it is future-y and I realized that I wouldn't have cool exoskeleton armor but, being that Heinlein was a Navy man, there are some things that never change no matter what time period people serve in and Starship Troopers is colored by that.

Quote examples

1

"Starship Troopers" was, as I like to repeat a quip, "based on the back cover of a novel by Robert Heinlein".

2

> "Starship Troopers" was, as I like to repeat a quip, "based on the back cover of a novel by Robert Heinlein".

3

Maybe the State Patrol would say, "Sorry, there's nothing you can do to test this here legally", or maybe they would have said, "Pay for overtime for 10 troopers and you can do it." The point is, we don't know.

4

The significance of this was clearly recognized by Superintendent Warner, who wrote in the 1931 Annual Report, "The most forward looking step since the organization of the New York State Troopers was the installation of a modern system of communications." The impact that the teletype network would have on interagency cooperation was likewise recognized.

Proper noun examples

1

Heinlein had a model to ensure only concerned/educated citizens, and he presented it in Starship Troopers.

2

When I was in the military, I reread the book that convinced me to pick the Marine Corps, Starship Troopers.

3

I was really bummed when Song 2 by Blur wasn't used at all in Starship Troopers.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use troopers in a sentence?

And of course in fiction there's a ton of examples, such as Starship Troopers (the novel) from 1959.

What does troopers mean?

Alternative letter-case form of trooper. [(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.]

What part of speech is troopers?

troopers is commonly used as noun.