How to Use colonel in a Sentence

colonel

noun
Definition of colonelnext
  • He retired as a colonel in the air force.
  • The jury consisted of two men and two women ranging in rank from colonel to second lieutenant.
    — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Wenstrup is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and has served as a combat surgeon.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 13 July 2020
  • Lucía Gutiérrez, a Spanish Civil Guard colonel, leaves her aged mother and daughter at home.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Duckworth's blanket hold applies to 1,123 senior military promotions above the rank of colonel.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 July 2020
  • Hughes, her son, Glenn, in tow, came from Japan as a housekeeper for a military colonel who was transferred to Los Alamitos.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Schoeller retired in 2017 as a colonel in the Wisconsin Air National Guard.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2020
  • The White House has since allegedly sought to block Vindman’s upcoming military promotion to the rank of colonel.
    — Caitlin Yilek, Washington Examiner, 8 July 2020
  • Carell is fine, but the whole fish-out-of-water formula -- first with him in farm country, later with the colonel accompanying him on a fundraising trip to court big-city donors -- doesn't feel particularly inspired.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 25 June 2020
  • In fact, her father, the colonel, brought in the first of their bichons.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • Thu’s father had been a colonel in the Vietnamese army.
    — Katie C Reilly, ELLE, 27 July 2023
  • The colonel had led some of the forces that cut straight across Gaza to the Mediterranean shore in the first days of the ground invasion.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • At one point, Yefremov said the colonel shot the prisoner in the arm and leg, breaking the bone.
    — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Thacker retired from the Air Force as a full colonel in 1970.
    — Star Tribune, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Just the day before, the NSB colonel and his team had scrapped the postal delivery plan.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The Princess of Wales, 42, is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, which are trooping its flag at the parade this year.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
  • Graham retired from the Air Force Reserves at the rank of colonel in 2015.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Those leaders can range from a staff sergeant to a colonel, Holland said.
    — Rose L. Thayer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • Since then, the Air Force colonel flew to the space station on a Russian Soyuz rocket.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The attempt failed when a troops led by a colonel named Robert E. Lee captured Brown and the others.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021
  • The colonel was to pass the weapons to other agents to carry out the assault, the Ukrainian statement said.
    — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 7 May 2024
  • Princess Kate is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, which is presenting its flag this year.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
  • His father retired as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps.
    — Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Now Miles has returned, sort of, in the form of a Na’vi whose mind is infused with the late colonel’s memories.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The colonel’s death had brought many members of the Sanjari family’s tribe to their home to mourn.
    — New York Times, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The official said one of the colonel's bodyguards was wounded in the attack.
    — Rahim Faiez, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
  • In exchange, the city wanted 10% of the take, which the colonel said was impossible.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021
  • The Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, is a royal colonel.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 2 June 2022
  • The green itself in Kate's outfit is symbolic and serves as an homage to the Irish Guards, of which Kate is colonel.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 June 2023
  • Once the agreement is in place, extradition could take between a day and a week, the colonel said.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 May 2023

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