How to Use lieutenant colonel in a Sentence

lieutenant colonel

noun
  • Torney was 55, a lieutenant colonel, and a man who knew what to do.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 11 Apr. 2020
  • He was retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Glen Hines said, seeming to empathize with the lieutenant colonel.
    — NBC News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Smith's father also served in the Army and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • The same award was given to lieutenant colonel Oleksii Osypenko.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Shower worked for two decades as a pilot in the Air Force and held the rank of lieutenant colonel.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The lieutenant colonel is a powerful criollo.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The lieutenant colonel then ordered a private to escort the general out of their zone.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Turley is currently a senior and a cadet lieutenant colonel in the program.
    — Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
  • One son retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, and a grandson retired as a sergeant.
    — Shelly Haskins, al.com, 23 June 2019
  • Ruby was walked down the aisle by the lieutenant colonel in charge of her MASH unit.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The lieutenant colonel and the foundation have raised more than $2 million for him and his family.
    — NBC News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • His wife, Peggy Bahnsen, a retired lieutenant colonel, confirmed the death.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The lieutenant colonel pulled the Velcro press identifier off my body armor and dropped it down the hole.
    — Michael Tobin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In 2007, Latimer retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
    — Samantha Masunaga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
  • Ben is a lieutenant colonel and an orthopedic surgeon for the British Army.
    — Regina Tingle, Good Housekeeping, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Adams, the first Black woman to receive the lieutenant colonel rank, was a stickler for a pristine uniform.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The bride’s father retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve.
    — New York Times, 8 Oct. 2017
  • The soldier, a former lieutenant colonel, asked to be identified only by his first name, Mario, for fear of reprisals.
    — John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
  • Nicole Berry and her husband, Dwight, a lieutenant colonel in the Army, know a thing or two about coping with chaos.
    — Melody Warnick, Woman's Day, 30 May 2018
  • Chris retired as a lieutenant colonel working on highly classified spy satellites.
    — Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Arocha was a lieutenant colonel from the Venezuelan Army who fled the country in 2015.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Thomas, a 31-year veteran of the patrol, was its deputy director and retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
    — Steve Bousquet, miamiherald, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Mahtabudin Safi, an Afghan air force lieutenant colonel, came here with his wife and eight children, who range from 2 to 16 years old.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2021
  • When the Allied force landed, Kemal, then a lieutenant colonel, was being held in a reserve unit five miles from the front.
    — Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2015
  • Vindman was promoted to the rank of Army lieutenant colonel in 2015.
    — NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Larkin started as a private during World War II and retired as a lieutenant colonel.
    — Amy Lieu, Fox News, 22 June 2018
  • Israel, meantime, said four of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon, including a lieutenant colonel.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The former lieutenant colonel, once viewed as a rising star in the Corps, became a conservative favorite for his statements.
    — Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • McGrath retired from the Marines in 2017 as a lieutenant colonel and moved back to Kentucky.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2019

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