first sergeant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of first sergeant
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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When I asked the first sergeant why he thought that wasn’t a good idea, he shrugged.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2024
Al Pacino played the blind man; Mr. Goldman told The Times that he borrowed aspects of his father, one of his brothers and his Army first sergeant in writing the part.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
While going through his father’s papers, Mr. Pope found a firsthand account of the Battle of Peleliu in the Pacific, written by a first sergeant in his father’s Marine company.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2020
Driver’s first sergeant told him that he was too injured for the deployment.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
After my first sergeant left the room, I lay back down and pulled the covers back over myself.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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