How to Use lieutenant in a Sentence

lieutenant

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  • 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
  • The lieutenant strode over and punched the man, still seated, in the face.
    — Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 28 May 2022
  • After someone stabbed the man, the people in the group took off, the lieutenant said.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Both the lieutenant and Armstrong declined to name the gang.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Ivan Kononov, a senior lieutenant in the Russian marines, loved to cook.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Fagan's daughter, Aileen, now serves as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 1 June 2022
  • Morris was assigned the probe, and at times his lieutenants helped.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 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
  • The lieutenant said the Russians appeared to have learned from past mistakes.
    — Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Then the lieutenant ordered everyone in the car to put the safety of their rifles on.
    — Ian Lovett, WSJ, 22 May 2022
  • 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
  • The lieutenant and one of the troopers wrote in the reports that body cameras recorded the encounters.
    — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
  • 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
  • Carter served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy before turning his focus to politics.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024

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