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.
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More than 1,600 personnel were assisting in the effort to quell the flames.
— Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024 -
Some of the 49ers’ personnel may be better, but the Cowboys boast the same elements.
— Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023 -
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 -
Slow down and move over for roadside crews and safety personnel.
— Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023 -
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 -
The White House said the troops will join more than 4,800 federal personnel who have already been deployed to help states in the region respond to the storm.
— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
Schools being used for storage would be required to use 50% of their space for personnel and office space.
— Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2023 -
The Hurricanes have more than enough talent to contend in the ACC, but will performance match the personnel?
— Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024 -
The next year, he was hired as the director of player personnel for the Dolphins, who went 17-0, the N.F.L.’s only perfect season.
— Ken Belson, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023 -
Noel, perhaps the most anonymous of Cleveland’s unsung personnel, stepped up to pinch-hit.
— Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 -
But now, Russia’s Army is on the offensive along much of the frontline, while Ukraine struggles with shortages of arms and personnel.
— Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 23 May 2024 -
The new rules governed the treatment of wounded and sick military personnel in the field and at sea, prisoners of war, and civilians.
— Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 -
What’s more, Ukraine is running out of personnel – of human beings.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Any parent who claims the law has been violated would be allowed to file a lawsuit against the school or school personnel.
— Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Tickets are $10 for adults and free for kids 12 and under, as well as military, police and fire personnel with ID.
— Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 4 June 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 -
The short text messages were the only means of communication between the Titan crew and the personnel on the Polar Prince.
— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024 -
The rest of the deployment will come from more than half a dozen nations that have pledged to provide additional personnel.
— Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 14 May 2024 -
Harris, the former Grambling star, went on to work in personnel roles for multiple N.F.L. teams and is now retired.
— Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023 -
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 -
Dutch police said airline personnel are not allowed to drink alcohol 10 hours before a flight.
— Clara McMichael, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024 -
Editor’s picks Thanks to that personnel disruption, the Springfield’s eight-song set at Monterey Pop has been dismissed, mostly by the band members themselves.
— David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
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