lieutenant
Example Sentences
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Fuller, a lieutenant colonel in the Georgia Air National Guard, will serve out the rest of Greene's term, which ends next January.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
David, whose name I’ve changed because he is still serving, is a lieutenant colonel and physician in the Army Reserve.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
One of Davis’ greatest assets was his position as lieutenant governor; that currency — incumbency and government know-how — no longer trade at the same high value.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Known as the Crab, because he was born with an extra finger, the hulking Rodriguez Castro is a lieutenant colonel in the island’s interior ministry in charge of his grandfather’s security detail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The firemen retreated back through the archway into the living room, and there, suddenly, the lieutenant thought to himself, There’s something wrong.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing lieutenant
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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