commissioned officer
Example Sentences
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“Alien” marks the first appearance of Ellen Ripley, a commissioned officer managing the crew of the commercial tug Nostromo on behalf of an entity only identified as The Company.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025
Nikki Haley’s husband, a commissioned officer in the U.S.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024
He did attend the military academy then — just after Robert E. Lee and before Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman — with the intention of becoming a commissioned officer in the Army.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023
He pleaded guilty to five charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including disrespect toward superior commissioned officers and willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer.
From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2022
“And when I come to you, a commissioned officer of the law,” Jason said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
