How to Use warrant officer in a Sentence

warrant officer

noun
  • An Afghan warrant officer took a shotgun wound to the chest, and a village child was shot in the leg.
    — Matt Watters, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • After that, Bishai is set to undergo training to become an Army warrant officer at Ft.
    — al, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Warders must have served a minimum of 22 years in the military, achieved the rank of warrant officer or higher, and have an exemplary record of conduct.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2021
  • Officials said the service may later open the 49B pathway to warrant officers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Maynard said one warrant officer must retire in February and seven others are eligible to retire and could leave the department at any time.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2020
  • That same year, a warrant officer in the 200th posted videos on social media accusing superiors of neglect and corruption.
    — Paul Sonne, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Despite their success in the classroom, Navy officials decided that only 12 would be commissioned and a 13th would be made a warrant officer.
    — Dan C. Goldberg, Time, 19 May 2020
  • Some of the reorganization included moving one of the current police officers over to the municipal courts as a warrant officer who can also provide backup when needed.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Garcia, a sheriff’s deputy and warrant officer with 34 years in law enforcement, said inadequate policies and procedures at the jail have contributed to the erroneous releases.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Her husband, Joe Kent, a retired Green Beret warrant officer, said an obscure regulation derailed her education plans.
    — Fox News, 15 June 2019
  • As Schoville learned, Baker, who had been a warrant officer, earned an Army commission and went back to Vietnam for a second tour flying low-level reconnaissance missions.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Kent is a former Army warrant officer whose wife, Navy officer Shannon Kent, was killed in a 2019 suicide bombing in Syria.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Next up, Morgan will go to warrant officer school for six weeks in November, and then will fulfill his Army Reserves commitment one weekend per month, and two weeks per year, alongside his music career commitments.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 31 July 2023
  • Garcia, a deputy and warrant officer at the Sheriff’s Office with 34 total years in law enforcement, said inadequate policies and procedures at the jail have contributed to the improper releases and other security risks.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020

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