sergeant
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When quizzed about the animal - called Pablo - a sergeant claimed Sangster's partner McNeil told him she was a "trainee shepherdess."
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
It all began with Whitt, a former special sergeant in the Army who served as Sumrall’s trusted muscle-builder at previous stops at Troy and Tulane, remodeling Florida’s weight room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The following day, police sergeant Sidney Short served him with a summons.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Other times, a sergeant holds a personal grudge, or the officers on your cellblock simply don’t like you.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Tom soon received the orders for one of his first missions: he was to accompany his captain and his sergeant in pursuit of cow rustlers in Kent County, north of Abilene.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
“Every day witnessed the promotion of sergeants or even corporals to company and battalion commanders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It will be made up of an inspector, three sergeants and 45 constables.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
Colonel Jerry Jaax called a meeting of all the commissioned officers on his staff, along with two sergeants.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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