sergeant

Example Sentences

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Matt served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader and gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Kelly was downgraded to police officer from sergeant and assigned to an administrative post.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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

For the operation, Lee picked his sergeant major, John Champe, a man “full of bone and muscle” and “tried courage.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen