How to Use sergeant major in a Sentence

sergeant major

noun
  • The sergeant major and the chief have taught me to respect what goes into these jobs.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2018
  • One sergeant major suspected of far-right ties had a cache of weapons in a bunker at his home.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 2 July 2020
  • Mostly the elephants are striding out like a sergeant major in a parade.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 26 Feb. 2018
  • What a treasure trove of fish, like parrotfish, sergeant major, and trumpet fish.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His father, Gus, was stationed in France as a sergeant major in the Army.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 8 Mar. 2020
  • During a drill, the sergeant major grabbed her hand and slapped her face with it repeatedly, bringing her to tears.
    — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • During his military career, Sweeney reached the rank of sergeant major.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2021
  • The sergeant major formed up the battalion in the narrow space in front of the mountains of mail, and Adams marched to the front.
    — Mari K. Eder, Time, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Her late husband George Wright, a Marine sergeant major, had also fought in the war.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 June 2020
  • The group deployed to Italy, where Ellis earned seven battle stars and earned the rank of sergeant major.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • For his actions, he was promoted to sergeant major and awarded the Medal of Honor.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Ruff, the son of a New York cop, is preparing to retire from the Army Reserve as a sergeant major.
    — USA Today, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Miller, who lives in Joliet, served as a sergeant major and received multiple medals during his 25 years of service.
    — Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The sergeant major said beards would probably get serious consideration in the next round of updates.
    — New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • David Crump spent 30 years in the Army, rising in the ranks to sergeant major before retiring from the service.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • An elder among the recruits, Freeman’s John Rawlins is soon promoted to the rank of sergeant major.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 1 June 2022
  • Wearing a uniform like his ancestor wore, its sleeves marked with the insignia of a sergeant major, Morris reflects on his own ambitions.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Pornlaphat said the family built houses to sell to soldiers but insisted that her mother and her husband had nothing to do with the money owed to the sergeant major.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2020
  • On Saturday, the sergeant major met with Anantharot, Anong, and a property agent to discuss the money he was owed.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2020
  • As sergeant major, Grinston will serve as the Army chief of staff's personal adviser on matters affecting the enlisted force.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, 17 June 2019
  • Sophia Righthouse, who also serves as battalion sergeant major of the Young Marines 4th Battalion.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • Zarucchi, once an Olympic skier and now a sergeant major at Swiss customs, has confiscated 19 shahtooshes during the past five years.
    — National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
  • Once colonized, the new reef is expected to attract fish species like those that currently exist in the area, including sergeant major, parrotfish, bar jack, spottail pinfish, molly miller and more.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The sergeant major is an advisor to the commanding general of the Marine Expeditionary Force.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2022
  • There was the former Delta Force sergeant major Kyle Lamb, who helped to popularize another wave of military-style rifles (this time in black).
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Strickland also is accused of showing disrespect by refusing to properly address an unnamed sergeant major, the most senior enlisted rank in the Corps.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • McDermott retired from the Army as a sergeant major after 20 years of active duty, including a tour in Vietnam, Proctor said.
    — Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Matan Angrest Angrest, a sergeant major in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) was taken while fighting as a tank driver.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This summer, the government took the drastic step of disbanding an entire military company in the special forces after explosives, a machine gun and SS paraphernalia were found on the property of a sergeant major in the eastern state of Saxony.
    — Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2020

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