top sergeant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of top sergeant
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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His gravel-voiced oratory beats at the unwary with the brass of a top sergeant and the blarney of a sideshow barker.
From Time Magazine Archive
Leader Europe became a lieutenant, Sissle his drum major and top sergeant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Salutes only for generals, and for the commanding officer and top sergeant on day's first encounter.
From Time Magazine Archive
He can play the stern father or the doting uncle, a bad cop or a top sergeant, your best friend or the man you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sergeant Simpson, who had been bumped up to top sergeant, was more or less leading the whole platoon.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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