Enlisting
[in'listɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enlist
Inputed by Lilly
Examples
- The man knew her, and might by a fortunate chance see her, or hear of her; that was something, as enlisting one pair of eyes and ears the more. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I was saying, what do you think NOW, pursues Mr. Guppy, of enlisting? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Soon a definite educational campaign on the value of honey as a food was started, enlisting the co-operation of beekeepers wherever possible. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There was authority of law for enlisting a certain number of men as musicians. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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