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sepoy - use in sentences
Converse of object
- call: The Sepoy Rebellion was begun by Indian soldiers, called sepoys, in the army of the East India Company.
Adjective modifier
- mutinous: The conflict was short and sharp, the mutinous Sepoys preferring flight to the wrath of their enemies.
- wounded: On the way down he helped a wounded sepoy under heavy fire and assisted in carrying him to safety.
Modifies a noun
- battalion: Sir Harry Smith's Division, which consisted of the 31st, the 50th and four sepoy battalions was on the right.
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