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According to a news release and video from the Utah Highway Patrol, a sergeant responded to multiple reports about the wrong-way driver on Interstate 15.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He's backed by John Shagan (Martin McCann), a former military sergeant who lost his pregnant fiancée during an invasion by Guatemalan soldiers into Belize, which used to be a Crown colony.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Grier’s practicality and grit came from her background, growing up as the daughter of an Air Force sergeant who moved the family around the world before landing in Denver, Colorado when Grier was a teenager.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Both the sergeant and the suspect were injured in the crash but have since been released from the hospital, Aurora police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He's backed by John Shagan (Martin McCann), a former military sergeant who lost his pregnant fiancée during an invasion by Guatemalan soldiers into Belize, which used to be a Crown colony.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Grier’s practicality and grit came from her background, growing up as the daughter of an Air Force sergeant who moved the family around the world before landing in Denver, Colorado when Grier was a teenager.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Both the sergeant and the suspect were injured in the crash but have since been released from the hospital, Aurora police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sergeant
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Unlike the last two prime ministers, Lecornu has been a loyal lieutenant at the center of the president’s project in government, Lazar said.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The implication is that Walsingham, or one of his lieutenants, trained Marlowe to play with fire and, in the process, put fire in the belly of the plays.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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