Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He had risen to a major-generalcy when he was retired for age in 1908.

From Time Magazine Archive

He feels very sore at the rumored intentions to relieve him, and the major-generalcy does not cicatrize the wound.

From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Cox, Jacob Dolson