sergeant
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He served for six years in the Continental Army at Germantown, Valley Forge, Monmouth and Yorktown, eventually rising to the rank of sergeant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Goosebumps blossomed on my skin as Mexico’s head coach Javier Aguirre, he of a stern face and gray haircut worthy of a drill sergeant, beamed while singing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"The detective sergeant in the cyber-crime team called me up and said: 'Sit down, we've got him,'" McGuinness said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Last but not least, Thomas references a case about a deceased Air Force sergeant in Beck v.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Rolf had learned the story from the sergeant at the night desk.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The police watchdog said that a former detective constable could face gross misconduct proceedings - relating to alleged failures to properly investigate - and that two former detective sergeants were being investigated for alleged misconduct.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
He said all 16 custody sergeants and all 34 designated detention officers were being moved to other sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
Most sergeants were more like support personnel, there to set you straight when you erred, but mostly to help when you needed a hand.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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