LIEUTENANT in a Sentence
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82 example sentences for LIEUTENANT, such as:
1. The lieutenant sprang forward bawling.
2. The lieutenant was obliged to assist him.
3. That smart lieutenant is commanding 'G' Company.
4. The lieutenant of the youth's company was shot in the hand.
5. And he hated the lieutenant, who had no appreciation of fine minds.
2. The lieutenant was obliged to assist him.
3. That smart lieutenant is commanding 'G' Company.
4. The lieutenant of the youth's company was shot in the hand.
5. And he hated the lieutenant, who had no appreciation of fine minds.
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Meanings and Examples of LIEUTENANT
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lieutenant
n. a commissioned military officer
n. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
Classic Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
1 He's a small farmer, not a big planter, and if the boys thought enough of him to elect him lieutenant, then it's not for any darky to talk impudent about him.
2 Raiford Calvert was made first lieutenant, because everybody liked Raif, and Able Wynder, son of a swamp trapper, himself a small farmer, was elected second lieutenant.
3 Ellen had stressed this at great length after catching Frank's lieutenant swinging Scarlett in the garden swing and making her squeal with laughter.
4 The Carpetbaggers were looting the town, many honest folk were driven from their homes and did not know where to look for their next meal, and a negro sat in the lieutenant governor's chair.
5 With Vida as lieutenant and unofficial commander she campaigned for a village nurse to attend poor families, raised the fund herself, saw to it that the nurse was young and strong and amiable and intelligent.
6 He came out a first lieutenant of infantry, and was one of the earliest sent abroad.
7 And he hated the lieutenant, who had no appreciation of fine minds.
8 It was useless to expect appreciation of his profound and fine sense from such men as the lieutenant.
9 That smart lieutenant is commanding 'G' Company.
10 The lieutenant of the youth's company was shot in the hand.
11 The captain of the company, tucking his sword under his arm, produced a handkerchief and began to bind with it the lieutenant's wound.
12 The lieutenant of the youth's company had encountered a soldier who had fled screaming at the first volley of his comrades.
13 The man was blubbering and staring with sheeplike eyes at the lieutenant, who had seized him by the collar and was pommeling him.
14 The lieutenant was obliged to assist him.
15 The lieutenant sprang forward bawling.
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