plebe

Example Sentences

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“He was a very sharp plebe, a very intelligent young man,” said retired Navy officer Gregory Glaros, the company commander often quizzing Cooper at the academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He’s one of those sci-fi characters whose normal Earthman name distinguishes him as a plebe among patricians.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024

They treated the incoming freshmen the same way they had been treated during their plebe year.

From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Todd McCarthy, plebe summer officer in charge, told The Capital Gazette.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021

As a plebe, you refer to yourself in the third person: “This plebe would like to go to the bathroom.”

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore