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

Dos Santos, who speaks four languages, is a bit of a mix of LAFC’s first two managers — not nearly as strict as Bradley, the drill sergeant, yet not quite as relaxed as Cherundolo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"People's feet were swollen from all the walking they had done," recalled Batangouna, who served as a sergeant at the time.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

The team sergeant instinctively put his freezing metal compass between his lips, and nearly got a frost injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“You are expected on board,” said the sergeant to my convict; “they know you are coming. Don’t straggle, my man. Close up here.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens