Examples of sergeant in a Sentence
Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Casper, the sergeant responsible for training the anchor group, was in the operations center that morning.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The sergeant drove to the scene and found a man starting another fire in a wooded area adjacent to the roadway, according to police.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
The sergeant was allowed to return to full duty shortly after.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
But the suspect saw it in the driver’s door of Chapman’s car, and the sergeant then found nine $100 bills there, according to the court record.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
That sergeant, as ABC News has reported, had a brief conversation with Card's brother, who assured him the family would work to remove Card's guns.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Elmore also allegedly put the sergeant in a chokehold and beat him with his fists, per the documents cited in the newspaper.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Chapman later apologized to two sergeants, records say.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sergeant. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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sergeant
noun
Middle English sergeant "sergeant, attendant, servant," from early French sergent, serjant (same meaning), from Latin servient-, serviens, a form of the verb servire "to serve"
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