great army
Frequency: 7.815.1 per million words
describes a large and powerful military force
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- Alexander the Great led a great army across the known world.
- The empire's defense relied on its great army stationed at the borders.
- Assembling such a great army took years of recruitment and training.
- A great army was defeated by the harsh winter, not by the enemy's swords.
- The king vowed he would build a great army to reclaim his stolen lands.
- In the fantasy novel, a great army of elves marched against the forces of darkness.
- Even a great army can be vulnerable if its supply lines are cut.
- Historians marvel at how the Mongols commanded such a great army with such efficiency.
- Facing the great army on the horizon, the city's defenders prepared for a long siege.
- Maintaining a great army is an enormous expense for any nation.