sergeant

noun

ser·geant | \ˈsär-jənt

Definition of sergeant

2 obsolete : an officer who enforces the judgments of a court or the commands of one in authority

3 : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army and marine corps above a corporal and below a staff sergeant broadly : noncommissioned officer

4 : an officer in a police force ranking in the U.S. just below captain or sometimes lieutenant and in England just below inspector

Examples of sergeant in a Sentence

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Bradley Frisch is a sergeant in a correctional institution. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "Overtime helps correctional officer triple base pay before retirement, boosting pension," 10 July 2018 Michael Bock, a former sergeant in the special victims division, said Ms. Bashford had questioned Ms. Battilana for hours about her statements in Italy, reducing her to tears. — New York Times, "Harvey Weinstein’s Arrest May Define Manhattan D.A.’s Legacy," 27 May 2018 In 2002, after serving in the motorcycle unit, he was promoted to detective, and became a patrol sergeant five years later. — Steve Miletich, The Seattle Times, "‘He’s just a doer’: Meet Seattle police-chief candidate Ely Reyes," 9 July 2018 The supervising sergeant, in the car at the end of the line, was Jason Mucha, who last worked in 2012. — Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee police sergeant in Sterling Brown arrest has a history of using force with Taser," 5 June 2018 Bevins is night supervising sergeant of the detective division, which means — since most mayhem occurs when the moon is out — he and his detail of 10 detectives are kept occupied with real, urgent cases. — Bob Sylva, sacbee, "1988: The desperate search for the East Area Rapist costs millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours | The Sacramento Bee," 25 Apr. 2018 Earlier this year, a Bronx judge acquitted an NYPD sergeant of murder for fatally shooting Deborah Danner, a 66-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, who allegedly swung a bat at his head in her apartment. — Zolan Kanno-youngs, WSJ, "New York City Launches Task Force on Mentally Ill After Shootings," 19 Apr. 2018 By last August, on the day Bessner encountered Grimes, Liss had become a sergeant. — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, "Ex-Michigan State Police trooper in ATV taser death repeatedly reprimanded for violations," 16 Apr. 2018 In the Army, he was given leadership positions, fast-tracked to become a sergeant and honored with several awards including the Combat Infantry Badge, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal. — Peggy Mccarthy, courant.com, "Connecticut Army Veteran Gets Discharge Upgrade," 2 Apr. 2018

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