Collocations withsergeant
These are words often used in combination withsergeant.
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drill sergeant
As a drill sergeant he had over 16,000 men through his hands.
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platoon sergeant
Without the equivalent of a proper troop sergeant or platoon sergeant, how can we fight?
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police sergeant
At least two planes were heard, a police sergeant said, but they could not be seen above the clouds.
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rank of sergeant
Possibly a policeman with the rank of sergeant or above could be made responsible for what could be a very tricky job.
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recruiting sergeant
From the outset, then, the army is presented in a negative light, and its representative, the recruiting sergeant, as dishonest.
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staff sergeant
One staff sergeant was particularly seriously injured.
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