How to Use midshipman in a Sentence

midshipman

noun
  • Law enforcement, in turn, fired on the midshipman, striking him in the arm.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Bird is the second midshipman with the Naval Academy to have died in less than two months.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 July 2022
  • The official added that the midshipman was armed with a parade rifle and struck an officer in the head.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And male midshipman fish make droning mating calls that can reach 130 decibels.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
  • His appearance has thrilled some midshipmen and dismayed others.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 25 May 2018
  • The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Despite this stressful environment, the male midshipman remains to care for his young.
    — Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Josh Kaplowitz, a 2nd class midshipman, found a quiet place near the State House to sit and talk to his mother.
    — Phillip Jackson, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Each cadet and midshipman is training to become an officer in their service branch and at least five years of military service awaits them.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The task force was to take Naval Academy midshipmen on an annual training cruise.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 May 2018
  • Cameras caught cadets and midshipmen making the gesture -- an upside-down OK sign -- at least five times during the pre-game show.
    — cleveland, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Bonner, a slotback, and Chris High, a fullback, will return to help lead the Midshipmen’s ground game.
    — Shannon Green, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 June 2017
  • For the cadets and midshipmen on the field, a career playing professional football is unlikely.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • During the past 14 years, the Midshipmen have never finished lower than No.
    — Shannon Green, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 June 2017
  • Second-year midshipman Kay Moore entered the Navy after high school as an enlisted sailor.
    — Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The limestone stairs leading to it are worn by the footsteps of generations of midshipmen — young men and women training to carry the weight of command.
    — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 6 May 2026
  • From the grassy spot, the grunts and shouts of dozens of exercising midshipmen on Forrest Sherman Field float up to the grave site.
    — Laurie Kellman, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2018
  • When Army plays Navy, the most stirring sight of all is what happens in the stands, when the cadets and midshipmen sing their respective fight songs, with tears in their eyes.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The email said the midshipman is stable and receiving medical attention.
    — Emma Bussey , Jasmine Baehr , Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Three decades ago, a tall, slender midshipman landed in South Texas and, using his sturdy back and naval know-how, set forth on building a bubble.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2018
  • One key part of the tradition is the message the cadets and midshipmen wear across their backs, which remains confidential until the ceremony.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Hundreds of midshipmen marched onto a stage built to resemble an aircraft carrier, past a replica fighter plane and a weather buoy with a fake seagull perched on top.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Trump returned to the field and tossed MAGA hats to midshipmen before going to the Army side.
    — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2026
  • According to court testimony, Zamora started telling other midshipmen that her boyfriend had killed a girl in Texas to prove his love for her.
    — Michael Graczyk, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
  • There were 500 midshipmen involved in pregame festivities as combat jet flew over as the national anthems played.
    — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Cheap became close to a young midshipman on the Centurion named John Campbell, who had been pressed while serving on a merchant ship.
    — David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • His brothers, Dylan and Jake, are both Naval Academy midshipmen.
    — Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Gunshots were heard earlier inside Bancroft Hall, which houses the midshipmen.
    — Emma Bussey , Jasmine Baehr , Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The midshipman is stable and receiving medical attention as a result.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Pence spoke on a warm and sunny morning to the 1,053 graduating midshipmen sitting on the field before him in white folding chairs in their dress uniforms.
    — John Fritze, baltimoresun.com, 26 May 2017

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