sergeant

Example Sentences

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She spoke with a homicide sergeant named Blake Ritchie.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Dos Santos, who speaks four languages, is a bit of a mix of LAFC’s first two managers — not nearly as strict as Bradley, the drill sergeant, yet not quite as relaxed as Cherundolo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Her trainer, drilling the models with the precision of a military sergeant when AFP visited, said many were like "newborn babies" when they started.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

At the same event, Glenda Tietjens was welcoming home her husband, William Tietjens, who was a staff sergeant at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“You’re a Jewish boy, aren’t you?” the colonel asked without smiling, but his eyes shined with a mirth the sergeant did not see.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy