How to Use conscientious objector in a Sentence

conscientious objector

noun

• He registered as a conscientious objector.
• Khakpour at times presents herself this way—a misfit, or a conscientious objector, but one among many.
  — Lidija Haas, The New Yorker, 17 June 2014
• The court did not say how much time conscientious objectors should spend in civilian service.
  — New York Times, 28 June 2018
• The two were married, against the wishes of Eleanora’s parents, in 1968, by a Methodist minister who, as a conscientious objector, would be jailed the next day.
  — William Kirkley, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2021
• Your son seems to view himself as the equivalent of a conscientious objector.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 29 June 2021
• The state appeal board never gave a reason for denying Ali’s conscientious objector status and in essence denied Ali due process in the case.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2021
• The second has to do with how some of the people Weinstein tried to enlist in his efforts turned into conscientious objectors and helped the other side.
  — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2019
• This led the draft board to revoke his conscientious objector status and order him to report for induction in 1953.
  — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
• Most libraries throughout the country still levy fines, but the number of conscientious objectors that have abandoned fines is growing.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 June 2019
• And yet the history of handshaking is riddled with conscientious objectors, ahead of their time.
  — Micah Hauser, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
• And despite the fact that Doss received the Medal of Honor (the first conscientious objector to do so) for going above and beyond in the line of duty to serve his country and his fellow soldiers is as much of a red herring as the film's first act.
  — Esquire, 25 Feb. 2017
• Doss was a medic who was the first non-weapon carrying conscientious objector who received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
  — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Hundreds of conscientious objectors are imprisoned in South Korea each year, serving terms of 18 months or longer.
  — Washington Post, 29 June 2018
• In my final year, my dorm roommate, who had become my partner, registered with the draft board as a conscientious objector, a peace-believer.
  — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
• Last year, the country's top court ruled that conscientious objectors could not be criminally punished for their beliefs, ending the country's decades-long position as the world's leading jailer of those who refuse to join the armed forces.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 10 July 2019
• Daniel Seeger, the conscientious objector who was found to be sincere and religious despite his lack of religious affiliation or belief in god, had a lot of help.
  — Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2021
• After his father disappears, our bullish conscientious objector escapes and ends up in a peaceful flower farm, lovingly taken care of by a young girl.
  — Mark Kennedy, kansascity, 14 Dec. 2017
• The number of appointments could increase if the initial doctor is a conscientious objector, meaning the woman must find another doctor to refer them.
  — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 18 Aug. 2019
• One classic ran over a story about a conscientious objector medic—a religious Christian—who refused a weapon as he was lowered into combat to rescue any survivors from a downed chopper.
  — Seth Lipsky, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2020
• According to Amnesty International, South Korea jails more conscientious objectors than the rest of the world put together.
  — Casey Quackenbush, Time, 29 June 2018
• They can be deleted from the oath if an applicant is a religious or conscientious objector; the pledge to support the Constitution, however, is non-negotiable.
  — Ayten Tartici, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2017
• York was a religious pacifist and wanted to register as a conscientious objector but was persuaded to enlist.
  — Susan King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
• Before Pearl Harbor, Hirabayashi registered for the draft but declared himself a conscientious objector due to his religious beliefs.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2021
• Their mother, Rebecca, feared if her sons became conscientious objectors, they might be lynched by vigilantes.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 28 May 2018
• The conscientious objectors program is also managed by the SSS; the expectation is that everyone eligible works, even if not in combat.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
• Around the same time, boxing icon Muhammad Ali controversially identified as a conscientious objector of the Vietnam War and was stripped of his boxing license and his world title just for declining to participate in the draft.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020
• Ali requested to be excluded, as a conscientious objector, but was denied.
  — Steven Poole, CNN, 8 Mar. 2021
• South Korea has announced plans for social service as an alternative to the military sort, following a court ruling in favour of conscientious objectors.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Military service was mandatory in West Germany, but conscientious objectors, like Breuer, could avoid enlisting by doing social work or trade work for nominal pay, and Breuer chose to cut hair in his hometown.
  — Washington Post, 6 June 2019
• By calling himself a conscientious objector and refusing induction into the Army, Ali came to embody the antiwar effort.
  — Bruce Schoenfeld, Esquire, 25 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024