How to Use sergeant first class in a Sentence

sergeant first class

noun

• Jeric Poblete's dad is a sergeant first class at Fort Drum.
  — Heather Ainsworth For Cnn, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022
• Payne, a sergeant first class at the time of the mission, and his unit climbed over a wall to enter the prison compound.
  — Aamer Madhani and Jill Colvin, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
• Brian Stermer, a sergeant first class in the Army Reserves, is one of the plaintiffs.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
• The bride’s father retired from the Army as a sergeant first class and was a recipient of a Purple Heart for his service in Iraq.
  — New York Times, 8 July 2018
• Jared, who was promoted from staff sergeant to sergeant first class posthumously, also had been awarded the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart.
  — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
• They were posthumously promoted to sergeant first class.
  — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 9 Feb. 2020
• His current rank is as a sergeant first class and his job is a petroleum supply specialist.
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2023
• The retired Army sergeant first class and Shadow are one of nearly 700 warrior-K9 teams that have graduated from a three-week training program.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Oct. 2021
• The sergeant first class and his soldiers had worn masks during their shift, only to be screamed at by a protester for supposedly hiding their identities.
  — Trent Reedy, Washington Examiner, 25 Feb. 2021
• Transfiguracion was a staff sergeant when he was wounded but was posthumously promoted to sergeant first class, said Maj.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, The Seattle Times, 13 Aug. 2018
• Brittain, who holds the rank of sergeant first class, is an instructor for senior leadership academy classes with the 2/95th Military Police Battalion.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 29 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 6 Aug 2024