Lt. Col.

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abbreviation

Lieutenant Colonel.

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How to use Lt. Col. in a sentence

“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those cops included Lt. Philip Chan and Lt. Patrick Sullivan.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He cites an interview that a freed POW, Air Force Lt. Col. William Harrison, gave to The New York Times in 1953.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The entry was read aloud by Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens at a September press conference a few days later.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Col. Byrne was the father of Eugene Byrne, the West Point cadet who died recently from injuries received in a football game.
When West Point Football Turned Fatal|Nicolaus Mills|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Col. Ethan Allen arrived from England, and was received with discharges of cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Then need not I tell the story:—for, if thou lend'st all thy ears, then thou'lt have none left to hear it.
The Battle of Hexham;|George Colman
Col. Moore, a veteran politician of the Old Dominion, was a most pleasant and affable gentleman, and a great lisper withal.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
A month later he saved the whole army at the Col de Pierre troite.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Havana tobacco was first cultivated in this state by Col. McIntosh, and succeeded finely in some of the counties along the coast.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for Lt. Col.

Lt Col

abbreviation for

lieutenant colonel

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