mess sergeant
Example Sentences
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Sylvester James Sr. was a Marine mess sergeant, boxer and, later in life, a self-made business success.
From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2018
Private Bushemi, photographer, hazes a mess sergeant: "You know the one thing that's missing from this meal�the one thing that would make it perfect?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Every mechanic, clerk and mess sergeant was called for a three-day defense of the field.
From Time Magazine Archive
A cast of thousands supplies quotes: from Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands to an acting mess sergeant from Surrey.
From Time Magazine Archive
McWatt was deeply impressed with Milo, who, to the amusement of Corporal Snark, his mess sergeant, was already buying eggs for seven cents apiece and selling them for five cents.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
