plebe
Example Sentences
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“He was a very sharp plebe, a very intelligent young man,” said retired Navy officer Gregory Glaros, the company commander often quizzing Cooper at the academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
He’s one of those sci-fi characters whose normal Earthman name distinguishes him as a plebe among patricians.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024
Fellow plebe Jennifer Luong, 18, noted that Sea Trials seemed to be more “laid back and chill” than Plebe Summer — at least in her experience.
From Washington Times • May 18, 2022
Todd McCarthy, plebe summer officer in charge, told The Capital Gazette.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021
As a plebe, you refer to yourself in the third person: “This plebe would like to go to the bathroom.”
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
