sergeant

Example Sentences

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It would have been up to the custody sergeant on duty to verify the suspect's identity - which, in the circumstances, will not have taken long.

From BBC

Now, Harrop - ranked sergeant - is being "talked up" as one of the nation's best medal hopes in Italy, an added pressure she is relishing on the eve of her Olympic bow.

From BBC

It was May 1999, and US Army sergeant Andrew Ramirez had been held captive for over a month by Yugoslav forces, enduring days of dark confinement and interrogations.

From BBC

Then—bang—Mr. Irmis was asking for my pencil, which he might as well have broken over his knee the way the French sergeant broke the sword of Alfred Dreyfus.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fifth officer, a sergeant, arrived and informed detectives that Moran was refusing a medical exam and treatment, according to the police report.

From Los Angeles Times