In that brief time he routed the army of contracting thieves from their entrenched position in the postoffice department, and established a standard of official integrity and honor that carried dismay to the spoils-hunter and dishonest official.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
Why, when they had to get out of here they crossed the Marne, destroyed the bridge and entrenched themselves in the houses along the bank.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
Here, round about Arras, was the concentration for the old form of battle attack upon entrenched positions, fortified hills and strong natural fortresses, defended by massed guns as before the battles of the Somme.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs