sergeant
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Other times, a sergeant holds a personal grudge, or the officers on your cellblock simply don’t like you.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A sergeant saw the rider, who police said was trying “to bait officers into a pursuit,” and called it in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
Last but not least, Thomas references a case about a deceased Air Force sergeant in Beck v.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Missis,” returned the gallant sergeant, “speaking for myself, I should reply, the honour and pleasure of his fine wife’s acquaintance; speaking for the king, I answer, a little job done.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
It will be made up of an inspector, three sergeants and 45 constables.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lemus, a 40-year-old father of three, comes from a family of Sheriff’s Department employees, including his wife, a detective, and his sisters, who are sergeants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
Harbormasters, tax farmers, customs sergeants, wool factors, toll collectors, pursers, wine factors; nine of every ten belonged to Littlefinger.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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