sarge
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of sarge
By shortening and respelling
Example Sentences
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"Absolutely Sarge," he recalled saying.
From BBC
"I'll put that in the MG11 if you like Sarge?"
From BBC
She also appeared in films such as “Heartburn,” “A Man Called Sarge” and “Dennis the Menace.”
From Los Angeles Times
If we are truly committed to eradicating poverty in America, we must carefully revisit the philosophy of Dr. King, Sarge Shriver and many other notable champions of economic justice.
From Salon
It also inspired contemporaries like Robert Sargent “Sarge” Shriver, a fellow servant leader and civil rights crusader, and the namesake of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law and the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute.
From Salon
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