corporal

Example Sentences

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Blevins, the wife of the Camp Lejeune Marine corporal, had been getting food from pantries periodically over the past few years to offset rising grocery costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Bayer is terrific as Madame Jen, the cause of this film’s corporal confusion, a flam-flam artist who side-hustles as a barista.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

The great-great grandfather served in the army throughout World War Two, having joined in 1939 and left as a corporal in 1946.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Mr Lemon served in the army throughout World War Two, having joined in 1939 and left as a corporal in 1946.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

He wears his brown-and-black SS uniform with its blue collar insignia that says he's a Rottenführer, a noncommissioned corporal.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti