How to Use colonel in a Sentence

colonel

noun

• He retired as a colonel in the air force.
• Pat Boone sang, and the colonel was buried in his white suit.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
• The colonel did not say what type of weapon was used in the attack.
  — Fox News, 24 June 2019
• Valdez says in the video while taking his oath as the new colonel.
  — Sacbee, sacbee.com, 29 May 2017
• In fact, her father, the colonel, brought in the first of their bichons.
  — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
• Many have worn the white suit, but only one colonel can wear the robe.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 30 Jan. 2018
• At the last minute, afraid the meeting was a trap, Philip went to meet the colonel instead.
  — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 5 Apr. 2018
• The colonel put the word out that the only Marines who could ride were truck drivers.
  — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Sep. 2017
• She was named chief of the Army Nurse Corps in 1967 and promoted to colonel.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
• My father was a colonel in the US Army, and we were deployed to Seoul.
  — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 12 July 2019
• Thu’s father had been a colonel in the Vietnamese army.
  — Katie C Reilly, ELLE, 27 July 2023
• The agency said a colonel who was on the scene with the soldier at the time was also charged.
  — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
• 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
• The colonel gazed out of the window for a moment when asked to comment.
  — Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
• The royal men each have their own regiment – and the Queen is the colonel-in-chief.
  — PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019
• 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
• Thacker retired from the Air Force as a full colonel in 1970.
  — Star Tribune, 26 Dec. 2020
• 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
• Since then, the Air Force colonel flew to the space station on a Russian Soyuz rocket.
  — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
• 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
• Anne Sullivan hadn't planned on a 32-year career in the U.S. Army that would leave her with the rank of colonel.
  — Steven Goode, courant.com, 26 May 2017
• Princess Kate is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, which is presenting its flag this year.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
• The parade will conclude with a royal salute and march past where Kate will take the salute as colonel.
  — Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
• His father retired as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps.
  — Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022
• The colonel and the two majors wound up in the hospital on Feb. 4, rather than catching a flight home with the others.
  — Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald, 26 May 2017
• The previous owner was a Portuguese colonel, who kept the place in good repair and was an avid collector.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025