VocabJLPT N1
officers and men
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. officers and men
This noun refers collectively to military officers and soldiers, meaning the armed forces personnel as a whole. It is often used in formal, historical, or literary contexts when referring to military personnel in general.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Breaking reports indicated that some of the officers and men had been rescued.

Sentence 2

In the evening glow, a column of officers and men stretched quietly into the distance.

Sentence 3

She said, "The families of the troops deserve protection too."

Sentence 4

Does that news report actually show what life is like for the troops?

Sentence 5

Beyond that hill, the silhouettes of officers and men were forming a line.