lieutenant junior grade
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lieutenant junior grade
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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According to the Harvey Milk Foundation, he resigned at the rank of lieutenant junior grade in 1955 “after being officially questioned about his sexual orientation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
In 2017, he was promoted to lieutenant junior grade and served as a junior commissioned officer in the Navy, and in 2019 was promoted to lieutenant.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2021
Sarah Coppock, lieutenant junior grade, had been navigating the ship on the night of the collision.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2019
He was an ensign and then a lieutenant junior grade, assigned to a windowless, two-bed stateroom with desks and a wardrobe area, a comfortable accommodation compared with the warren of bunks where most sailors slept.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2017
He was met by a grinning young lieutenant, junior grade.
From A Yankee Flier in Italy by Rutherford George Montgomery
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