How to Use warrant officer in a Sentence

warrant officer

noun
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  • An Afghan warrant officer took a shotgun wound to the chest, and a village child was shot in the leg.
    — Matt Watters, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • The warrant officer has denied all charges against him.
    — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Kate gave shamrocks to officers and warrant officers at the St. Patrick's Day parade.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Mar. 2019
  • Warders must have served a minimum of 22 years in the military, achieved the rank of warrant officer or higher, and have an exemplary record of conduct.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2021
  • All but one of the soldiers were enlisted personnel, with one warrant officer among the injured.
    — Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2021
  • After that, Bishai is set to undergo training to become an Army warrant officer at Ft.
    — al, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Despite their success in the classroom, Navy officials decided that only 12 would be commissioned and a 13th would be made a warrant officer.
    — Dan C. Goldberg, Time, 19 May 2020
  • As Schoville learned, Baker, who had been a warrant officer, earned an Army commission and went back to Vietnam for a second tour flying low-level reconnaissance missions.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Maynard said one warrant officer must retire in February and seven others are eligible to retire and could leave the department at any time.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Garcia, a sheriff’s deputy and warrant officer with 34 years in law enforcement, said inadequate policies and procedures at the jail have contributed to the erroneous releases.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Her husband, Joe Kent, a retired Green Beret warrant officer, said an obscure regulation derailed her education plans.
    — Fox News, 15 June 2019
  • Some of the reorganization included moving one of the current police officers over to the municipal courts as a warrant officer who can also provide backup when needed.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Garcia, a deputy and warrant officer at the Sheriff’s Office with 34 total years in law enforcement, said inadequate policies and procedures at the jail have contributed to the improper releases and other security risks.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020

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