How to Use lieutenant in a Sentence

lieutenant

noun
  • He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
  • She has her best lieutenants working on a proposal.
  • The men took off with the items in a red Nissan sedan, the lieutenant said.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • After someone stabbed the man, the people in the group took off, the lieutenant said.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The fire chief said that the lieutenant had never gotten off the fire truck.
    Jessica Jaglois, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The lieutenant said deputies found clothing in a suitcase inside the car.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • All three men appeared to be homeless, the lieutenant said.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • But by the time he and two of his lieutenants were extradited, the case was over.
    Tim Golden, ProPublica, 19 July 2024
  • This led to the lieutenant giving his phone number to the victim, said O’Hara.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The lieutenant Frederik Coning has a lemon in his fist and is mid-squeeze over a tray of plump oysters.
    Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • On one end of the phone was a D.C. police lieutenant in charge of the intelligence unit.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Chapek tapped Walden, Rice’s top lieutenant, to replace him.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In the events of the film, The Penguin served as a lieutenant to crime boss Carmine Falcone, who meets an untimely end.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The youngest pilot on board, a twenty-six-year-old lieutenant named Rusty Joyce, manned the controls.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The lieutenant did not say what may have preceded the shooting.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Friedman served in the Air Force during the Korean War, rising to the rank of lieutenant.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Choi, a private first class, was the lowest-ranking member there, and the lieutenant in charge ordered him to board the bus and count the dead.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The victim's grandfather rose to the rank of captain and his father was a lieutenant.
    Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Once at the bridge, Jocelyn was murdered, the lieutenant said.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • In the movie, The Penguin was a lieutenant to crime boss Carmine Falcone, who met an untimely end.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
  • The lieutenant said officers found methamphetamine and a pipe on the suspect.
    David Hernandez jan. 30, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • One of Arndt’s lieutenants informed him that Mariar was already in the back of the ambulance.
    Ted Genoways, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • McCarthy and his top lieutenants have in recent days said the White House needs to agree to cut spending, not just keep it flat.
    Paul Kane, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • The lieutenant attempted to make contact with a black 2019 Range Rover.
    Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2023
  • At the time, he was employed by LMPD and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The lieutenant did not release the ages of the victims, who were described as elderly.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
  • The lieutenant said a person was caught on a home security video, standing on the hood of a sedan and stomping on the the windshield.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2023
  • At the time, he was employed by LMPD and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
  • In my situation, my gang came back with a detailed action plan of getting science to the commissioner and his lieutenant about the efficacy of our claims.
    John Evans, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Don't miss these Bayside police hired a sheriff's lieutenant who was demoted and suspended.
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024

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