colonel
noun
Origin of colonel
Pronunciation note
Examples from the Web for colonel
Contemporary Examples of colonel
Those who spoke out against it included a fellow Air Force colonel, Lindsay Graham, who also happens to be a U.S. senator.
A judge there would have wide latitude in sentencing and could send the colonel to prison.
An Army National Guard colonel charged with knowingly exposing a woman to HIV faced his accuser in a military courtroom on Monday.
Being called to duty, the colonel was forced to leave the young girl behind.
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“All this boosts the morale of the Afghan Taliban,” says the colonel.
Historical Examples of colonel
Oh, Colonel, help me to guard against so dreadful a calamity.
"You ought to be able to answer that question better than I," replied the colonel.
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"It seems to me a very good arrangement," said the colonel to his wife.
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The colonel threw his cloak about his shoulders, and hastened down to the carpenter's.
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The doctor, however, went at once into the bedroom, and the colonel followed him.
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