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Recent Examples of sergeant
The case of a Colorado Springs Police sergeant accused of intimidating a 10-year-old witness was dismissed last week.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Houghton is joined in the second podcast by detective Christopher Hall, who was tapped for the assignment after Vartanian was promoted to sergeant.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Short alleges that a Black male sergeant was not disciplined, despite having been found to have made inappropriate racial, gender, and ethnic remarks twice in one year.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Dunn says a sergeant asked if her Tayshaun did drugs, had mental health issues or was with a girlfriend.
—David Chiu, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Houghton is joined in the second podcast by detective Christopher Hall, who was tapped for the assignment after Vartanian was promoted to sergeant.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Short alleges that a Black male sergeant was not disciplined, despite having been found to have made inappropriate racial, gender, and ethnic remarks twice in one year.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Dunn says a sergeant asked if her Tayshaun did drugs, had mental health issues or was with a girlfriend.
—David Chiu, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sergeant
Noun
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During his time as sheriff, Martinez has continued to hold the rank of lieutenant and successfully completed 24-hours of in-service training to maintain his certification under state law, Kopack said.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The new facility will be staffed by 83 people, including Commander Carlos Lara, three lieutenants, 17 sergeants and an administrative assistant, Aaron said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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There would also therefore be a strong case for the England captain Leah Williamson, who was imperious withstanding countless waves of attack from FC Barcelona and Spain in those two finals.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Each ship has a captain and roughly 20 crew members, depending on the size.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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