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Example sentences for "many prisoners"

  • The battalion of the 19th Regiment which was already on the spot, joined in the fighting, and the enemy with the loss of many prisoners, was at one o'clock driven out of Contescourt and of Castres as well, towards the heights of Grugies.

  • At one o'clock the French were driven out of the town with the loss of many prisoners, and a pause in the fighting ensued.

  • The French, with the loss of many prisoners, were vigorously pursued back to the suburb of St. Quentin, where first they found shelter.

  • The papers this morning fail to confirm the capture of as many prisoners, near Petersburg, as were reported yesterday.

  • There will probably not be so many prisoners taken as usual, since the alleged cruel treatment of our men now taken at Gettysburg, and the sending of Gen.

  • The Isonzo Front:--The Italians capture important positions and many prisoners.

  • The end of the Italian offensive on the Isonzo (see July 2); it results in a valuable advance and the capture of many prisoners by the Italians.

  • The Roumanians counter-attack successfully both in Transylvania and the Dobrudja and capture many prisoners.

  • One would not expect good tidings from men who had suffered like these, but they spoke of a good day, of good progress, of many prisoners, and of an enemy routed and surrendering.

  • These Cheshires went on, took the next German defences and many prisoners, and then dug in according to orders and prepared for anything that might happen in the way of trouble.

  • Fifteen knives had been introduced into the hall, and were in the hands of as many prisoners.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "many prisoners" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    drawing nearer; give utterance; many banks; many books; many cases; many centuries; many families; many flowers; many forms; many girls; many lives; many members; many miles; many more; many nations; many other; many quarters; many rows; many servants; many soldiers; many sorts; many subjects; many works; many young; she wanted; social questions