militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly
ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē 
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
Examples of militarily in a Sentence
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After years of efforts to pivot away from the region, the logic goes, Washington will now be forced to be actively engaged—militarily and diplomatically—on an ongoing basis.
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Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
But even if Ukraine does not achieve total victory on the battlefield, it could nevertheless be integrated militarily and politically with the West.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Israel must also hold accountable, and when necessary, during large-scale escalations, retaliate militarily against countries such as Lebanon that host terror organizations.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024
Israel has completely failed to balance understandable efforts to militarily constrain Hamas against the mass killing and starvation of Palestinians, resulting in war crimes Israel is embodying as much as any power in recent history and which the United States finances and supports diplomatically.
—Steve Koppman, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
To all appearances, Japan has remained Washington’s close ally, not only militarily but also in Washington’s efforts to constrain Chinese technological advances.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
These include maintaining a hard line toward Moscow and Russia’s current leadership, strengthening security ties with Washington, and the need to help Ukraine both militarily and at a civilian level.
—Jari Tanner, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024
Increasing scrutiny by way of a business advisory, new network sanctions designations, and information-sharing with the FATF would likely affect the country’s appetite for importing illicit Sudanese gold and reduce its incentive to support the RSF militarily.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024
Sweden had stayed militarily neutral for more than 200 years, but applied to join NATO in 2022 after Russia attacked Ukraine.
—Forbes Daily, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
But even if Ukraine does not achieve total victory on the battlefield, it could nevertheless be integrated militarily and politically with the West.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Israel must also hold accountable, and when necessary, during large-scale escalations, retaliate militarily against countries such as Lebanon that host terror organizations.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024
Israel has completely failed to balance understandable efforts to militarily constrain Hamas against the mass killing and starvation of Palestinians, resulting in war crimes Israel is embodying as much as any power in recent history and which the United States finances and supports diplomatically.
—Steve Koppman, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
To all appearances, Japan has remained Washington’s close ally, not only militarily but also in Washington’s efforts to constrain Chinese technological advances.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
These include maintaining a hard line toward Moscow and Russia’s current leadership, strengthening security ties with Washington, and the need to help Ukraine both militarily and at a civilian level.
—Jari Tanner, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024
Increasing scrutiny by way of a business advisory, new network sanctions designations, and information-sharing with the FATF would likely affect the country’s appetite for importing illicit Sudanese gold and reduce its incentive to support the RSF militarily.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024
Sweden had stayed militarily neutral for more than 200 years, but applied to join NATO in 2022 after Russia attacked Ukraine.
—Forbes Daily, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly
ˌmil-ə-ˈter-ə-lē
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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