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drill sergeant

collocation in English

meanings of drilland sergeant


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drill
noun[C]
uk /drɪl/ us /drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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sergeant
noun[C]
uk /ˈsɑː.dʒənt/ us /ˈsɑːr.dʒənt/
a soldier of ...
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Examples of drill sergeant


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As a drillsergeant he had over 16,000 men through his hands.
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This country is not in need of automatons turned out by a drillsergeant.
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I cannot imagine anything worse than having my noble friend as a drillsergeant, but we all survived in our various capacities!
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Is it not the case that the drillsergeant instructs all recruits in new languages?
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However, it would cause great difficulty for a drillsergeant.
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I think it will be generally accepted that we want in education, above all, to free ourselves from the spirit of the drillsergeant in the schools.
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Some of us may feel that we have a surfeit of drillsergeant-majors shouting at us from different quarters of the parade ground introducing confusion into the ranks.
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The drillsergeant will always wear the drillsergeant badge indicating he completed the school.
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He is the drillsergeant of the new corps.
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He became a drillsergeant and trainer of draftees, re-enlisting in 1919.
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At some times, he is a strict man with all the ferocity of a drillsergeant.
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He plays precisely by the rules and acts as a kind of stereotypical army drillsergeant towards the other tugs.
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He is also a graduate of the basic airborne course, drillsergeant school and master gunner's course.
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Despite her aggressive nature and tendency to act like a drillsergeant, she has a caring and encouraging side.
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He was previously a drillsergeant for the free world.
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If players make mistakes during each minigame, it increases the anger level of the drillsergeant.
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When serving a tour as drillsergeant this is indicated by the traditional campaign hat, commonly referred to as the brown round or smokey bear.
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