sergeant

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Recent Examples of sergeant An Army sergeant was sentenced to life in a military prison Tuesday for shootings last summer that wounded five people at a base in Georgia. ABC News, 23 June 2026 An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in a military prison for a 2025 shooting that wounded five people at a base in Georgia. CBS News, 23 June 2026 The sergeant, who suffered leg injuries, was released from the hospital Monday and is expected to recover, Mayor Mamdani said in a statement. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 Radford served as a supply sergeant in the division’s 2nd Armored Brigade. Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sergeant
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Noun
  • Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Samuel Machado, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s lieutenant, also co-owns the property.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Both Canada's Cyle Larin and Switzerland's captain Granit Xhaka earned yellow cards in a spicy fight that had both sides arguing on the pitch.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Messi currently plays forward and captains both Inter Miami CF (which is co-owned by former English football star David Beckham) and the Argentina national team.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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