surviving soldier

collocation in English

meaningsofsurvivingandsoldier

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surviving
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/us
/sɚˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/
continuing to live ...
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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofsurvivingandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Do we, then, know what the experience is like for thatsurvivingsoldierleft alone in front of the camera?
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The story is told in a nostalgic flashback from the viewpoint of the onlysurvivingsoldierof the eight (now an unmarried old man).
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The surviving soldiers escaped and hid in the desert outside of town.
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The surviving soldiers mustered and awaited their officers' orders.
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A group of surviving soldiers attempt to care for survivors and maintain order on their military base.
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After the sea battle, the surviving soldiers took refuge in the fort they had completed just days earlier.
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These were generally issued posthumously, as there were only two surviving soldiers: one had re-enlisted in 1910.
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Surviving soldiers are displayed by the dog tags that appear on the screen at the end of each level.
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At least four of surviving soldiers died over the next days from severe burns.
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The surviving soldiers are then attacked and are forced again to retreat into the jungle.
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This was denied by the surviving soldiers.
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The feature was accompanied by photographs of some of the dead, while a further article dealt with the anguish of surviving soldiers on their return home.
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