five-star general
Example Sentences
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What other American girl has stepped on the toes of a one-star, two-star, three-star, four-star and five-star general — all in one night?
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Army base has been named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, the five-star general who commanded allied forces in Europe during World War II, then later became president of the United States.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2023
The commission would rename Fort Gordon, Ga., for one already famous figure — former president and five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2022
Under the commission’s recommendations, Fort Gordon, in Georgia, would become Fort Eisenhower, after Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was a five-star general in the Army before becoming president.
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
Trim and rigid and oh, so military he was, the very figure of a modern five-star general.
From Cue for Quiet by Sherred, Thomas L.
