admiral

Example Sentences

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He's risen to the rank of rear admiral, he's given enormous service to this country.

From BBC

Police were following reports that Carley, who had attended a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in north Wales dressed as a rear admiral, was actually an imposter.

From BBC

A man has been fined £500 after admitting to dressing as a navy admiral without permission at a Remembrance Sunday event.

From BBC

To promote his call for a separate air force, Mitchell exaggerated the outcome—including the apocryphal claim that admirals witnessing the demonstration “wept aloud” as the target went under.

From Los Angeles Times

That was accurate until recently, according to Rob Bauer, a retired Dutch admiral who served as one of NATO’s top military officials until this year.

From The Wall Street Journal