Example Sentences

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His bravery earned him a chestful of medals - including three Croix de Guerre from the French government - but his story has been largely forgotten.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2016

He volunteered, served with the 82nd Airborne Division, landed in a glider in Normandy, won a chestful of decorations for gallantry, transferred to the Pacific and came home a lieutenant colonel.

From Time Magazine Archive

With his shoulder boards bouncing and his chestful of medals ajangle, he can cut a fine figurehead of a military man.

From Time Magazine Archive

That is why the orders state exactly what is authorized; if they didn't, we would have people wearing a chestful of medals and looking like a Russian general.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was like having a chestful of bats, beating their wings, fighting to get out.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies