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Recent Examples of sergeant
The criminal complaint was filed by a sergeant whom Lugo demoted in 2020.
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Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
When the sergeant attempted an investigative stop, the driver refused to stop and fled.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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.
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ABC 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.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sergeant
Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
When the sergeant attempted an investigative stop, the driver refused to stop and fled.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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.
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ABC 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sergeant
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Fifteen defendants have been sentenced in a domestic terrorism case tied to a July 4, 2025, protest at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in North Texas, where an Alvarado police lieutenant was shot and wounded.
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Five, including the company owner and a former Yolo County sheriff’s lieutenant, have been charged with murder.
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Jean Potvin spent his last two seasons as an Islanders spare part while his brother and captain accepted the Stanley Cup the first two of four consecutive times.
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Her father Dudley Dunn -- a veteran of World War I and the son of Gray Dunn, a famed Mississippi River boat captain -- died in 1934, according to Sesser.
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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