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Recent Examples of sergeant
Bower was found by police with a gunshot wound to the head and declared dead at the scene, a police sergeant told Enquirer media partner Fox 19.
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
According to a news release and video from the Utah Highway Patrol, a sergeant responded to multiple reports about the wrong-way driver on Interstate 15.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He's backed by John Shagan (Martin McCann), a former military sergeant who lost his pregnant fiancée during an invasion by Guatemalan soldiers into Belize, which used to be a Crown colony.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Grier’s practicality and grit came from her background, growing up as the daughter of an Air Force sergeant who moved the family around the world before landing in Denver, Colorado when Grier was a teenager.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
According to a news release and video from the Utah Highway Patrol, a sergeant responded to multiple reports about the wrong-way driver on Interstate 15.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He's backed by John Shagan (Martin McCann), a former military sergeant who lost his pregnant fiancée during an invasion by Guatemalan soldiers into Belize, which used to be a Crown colony.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Grier’s practicality and grit came from her background, growing up as the daughter of an Air Force sergeant who moved the family around the world before landing in Denver, Colorado when Grier was a teenager.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sergeant
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Warners kept Goldstine’s lieutenants in charge of marketing; Cripps landed as the new head of global distribution at Disney by spring.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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The lieutenant, alas, offered some contrary information.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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