How to Use colonel in a Sentence
colonel
noun- He retired as a colonel in the air force.
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Thacker retired from the Air Force as a full colonel in 1970.
— Star Tribune, 26 Dec. 2020 -
Since then, the Air Force colonel flew to the space station on a Russian Soyuz rocket.
— Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020 -
One evening, Gilby called the colonel in charge and warned him if somebody didn’t come that night to wash the dishes, there would be no breakfast in the morning.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020 -
The evolution of Archie’s character, as Agatha’s career takes flight and the colonel’s clout plummets, sets up an ending that can’t be born out.
— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020 -
Hopkins, 51, an Air Force colonel and test pilot, will make his second sojourn to the space station, seven years after his first.
— Justin Bachman, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2020 -
Two Ukrainian colonels accused of participating in the plot have been arrested on suspicion of treason.
— Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 7 May 2024 -
The district’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to drop South Garland’s current mascot, the colonel.
— Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2020 -
Blake has lived in Russia since his daring escape from a British prison in 1966 and was given the rank of Russian intelligence colonel.
— Vladimir Isachenkov, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2020 -
In fact, her father, the colonel, brought in the first of their bichons.
— Washington Post, 12 June 2021 -
Thu’s father had been a colonel in the Vietnamese army.
— Katie C Reilly, ELLE, 27 July 2023 -
The colonel had led some of the forces that cut straight across Gaza to the Mediterranean shore in the first days of the ground invasion.
— Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023 -
At one point, Yefremov said the colonel shot the prisoner in the arm and leg, breaking the bone.
— Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2023 -
Just the day before, the NSB colonel and his team had scrapped the postal delivery plan.
— Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2022 -
The Princess of Wales, 42, is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, which are trooping its flag at the parade this year.
— Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024 -
Graham retired from the Air Force Reserves at the rank of colonel in 2015.
— Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2021 -
Those leaders can range from a staff sergeant to a colonel, Holland said.
— Rose L. Thayer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 -
The attempt failed when a troops led by a colonel named Robert E. Lee captured Brown and the others.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021 -
The colonel was to pass the weapons to other agents to carry out the assault, the Ukrainian statement said.
— Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 7 May 2024 -
Princess Kate is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, which is presenting its flag this year.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 -
His father retired as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps.
— Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Now Miles has returned, sort of, in the form of a Na’vi whose mind is infused with the late colonel’s memories.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022 -
The colonel’s death had brought many members of the Sanjari family’s tribe to their home to mourn.
— New York Times, 18 Dec. 2021 -
The official said one of the colonel's bodyguards was wounded in the attack.
— Rahim Faiez, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021 -
In exchange, the city wanted 10% of the take, which the colonel said was impossible.
— Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021 -
The Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, is a royal colonel.
— Emily Burack, Town & Country, 2 June 2022 -
The green itself in Kate's outfit is symbolic and serves as an homage to the Irish Guards, of which Kate is colonel.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 June 2023 -
Once the agreement is in place, extradition could take between a day and a week, the colonel said.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 May 2023 -
Specifically trained to hit the ground fighting, when the call came, the colonel said his soldiers were ready.
— CBS News, 23 Oct. 2022 -
Image My father, now a colonel stationed in New Orleans, is nearing 40 years as an active-duty Marine.
— Gabriel H. Sanchez, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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