How to Use personnel in a Sentence

personnel

noun
  • They've reduced the number of personnel working on the project.
  • She's the director of personnel.
  • Talk to personnel if you have any questions about your health insurance.
  • Over 10,000 military personnel were stationed in the country.
  • At the same time, D.C. police have been coping with a personnel shortage.
    John D. Harden, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • At the event, Hayes had $30 worth of weed in an eyeglass case with him, and security personnel found it.
    Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Hunt’s journey is one faced by any number of TV-news personnel.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
  • For months, the county has been hiring and training personnel.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2023
  • Everything went well, thanks to the competent health personnel, who took care of me.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • About 16 people were rescued by fire and EMS personnel, Quagliano said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 June 2023
  • Airline personnel have also dropped him in helping him in and out of his chair, Lee noted.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • What’s more, Ukraine is running out of personnel – of human beings.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But there’s no denying the danger for personnel aboard American planes and warships in a theater as volatile as the Middle East.
    Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Visitors will notice some changes in the near future, such as new trash cans and an increase in the presence of state personnel to patrol the area, steps urged by the staff report.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • There are now more than 1,000 federal personnel on the ground in Maui to help in the response effort, according to a White House description of the response.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The aid group Doctors Without Borders said many of its personnel decided to stay to treat wounded.
    TIME, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Medical personnel on the ship performed CPR on the woman, police said.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Dozens of other Navy personnel who were not prosecuted were tainted by their contacts with him and saw the end of their careers.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Last year, Russia announced a plan to expand its combat personnel by more than 30%, to 1.5 million.
    Leila Sackur, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The views and opinions expressed by podcast speakers and guests are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions of Deloitte or its personnel.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Should the Patriots fall out of playoff contention quickly, these personnel questions will rise to the forefront.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Even with graders, plows and tractors to help them clear snow, emergency personnel and tow trucks struggled to reach motorists for hours, some of whom were forced to abandon their cars on the highway.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • But, again, players (and other NFL personnel) can’t use devices to bet while at team headquarters.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Navy personnel later recovered the remains of the deceased crew, who were buried in Hawaii cemeteries.
    Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The deeper trouble with the PA is not merely a matter of execution or personnel.
    Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In the midst of the chaos, Boch managed to call for emergency personnel, with police and fire personnel arriving on the scene within two to three minutes.
    The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Medical personnel at the health department called the police, but Jones was taken back to Youth Villages.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Gulf Shores and Orange Beach each have about 30 personnel trained as lifeguards who patrol the beaches routinely.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 15 July 2023
  • Their emotions are complicated by not only the brazen drug use, but also a rise in attacks on Metro personnel.
    Rachel Uranga, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
  • The president showed concern for the officer, the emails read, who was treated by White House medical personnel and was able to finish his shift.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023

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