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Later, Francie acquires a baby sister and (after Johnny’s tragic-but-inevitable death, huddled gracelessly in a doorway) a stepfather, the pipe-puffing, gentle-giant police sergeant Michael McShane. — Allie Spensley, WSJ, "A Tale of Roots and Resilience," 5 Oct. 2018 On a day that saw temperatures soar into the 90s, a Boston police sergeant made sure a black labrador retriever named Olive kept cool. — Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, "On a sweltering day, a Boston cop made sure a black lab kept cool," 5 July 2018 The charges arose from the investigation into the death of Edson Thevenin, who was shot eight times and killed by a police sergeant during an April 2016 traffic stop in Troy, N.Y. — New York Times, "Charges Dismissed Against District Attorney in Police Shooting Inquiry," 13 June 2018 To do that, a Portsmouth police sergeant showed up at the address on May 14 and said police were looking for a missing person. — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, "Man wrote ‘copyright’ on his child porn — he was babysitting when cops found him, Va. police say | Miami Herald," 24 May 2018 He was replaced Wednesday by union Vice President Tony Montoya, a longtime undercover police sergeant. — Evan Sernoffsky, San Francisco Chronicle, "Martin Halloran out as president of SF police union," 16 May 2018 Timothy Ogan was hired by Naperville police in 1995, and rose to the rank of sergeant in 2013. — Rafael Guerrero, Naperville Sun, "Naperville police swear in new commanders, sergeants and officers to fill ranks after flood of retirements," 22 June 2018 Brown has been a part of the town’s police cadets since eighth grade and rose to the rank of sergeant. — Mikaela Porter, Courant Community, "High School Seniors Share Why They've Decided To Serve In The Military After Graduation," 31 May 2018 Hank Frisby was a Philadelphia police officer from 1960 to 1980, rising to the rank of sergeant. — Julie Shaw, Philly.com, "She went to prison for fraud and bad checks. Then courts around Philly let her manage the finances for elderly residents," 30 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sergeant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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