lieutenant

Example Sentences

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David, whose name I’ve changed because he is still serving, is a lieutenant colonel and physician in the Army Reserve.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

In one of them, a spot attacking Harman, Checchi included a photo of the lieutenant governor — and not a bad-looking one at that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Future Sark was launched with a presentation at Island Hall, which was attended by the lieutenant governor of Guernsey and an estimated 100 islanders.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“You were brothers-in-arms yesterday, and you’re enemies today,” shrugs one Republican Guard lieutenant who was in the battle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It is customary to think of Madison as Jefferson's loyal lieutenant, the junior member of what has been called “the great collaboration.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis