sergeant
noun
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
sergeants
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pluralof sergeant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Every day witnessed the promotion of sergeants or even corporals to company and battalion commanders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Both are senior to police constables, sergeants and inspectors and below the rank of commander and assistant and deputy commissioners.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
They put sergeants with sergeants, majors with majors, and so on.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
