four-star
Example Sentences
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The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired four-star general, spoke to more than 1,000 people in a ballroom.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Reed said the “sky is the limit” for the four-star freshman, who could play any number of positions in Patterson’s defensive backfield.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Critical Metals, a British Virgin Islands-based company developing a rare-earth mine in Greenland, last year appointed a retired four-star general and a retired rear admiral to an advisory board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
It isn’t the Plaza Hotel four-star service, but it will do.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
