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Example sentences for: colonel

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Critics point to Putin's 15 years in the KGB, calling him a "KGB spy," "KGB agent," and "KGB colonel."
French names for foods are common: poulet frit fried chicken Kentucky; moules mussels; frites French fries; poutine French fries with curd cheese and gravy (named after a Colonel Poutine who was in charge of provisions at the Siege of Quebec in 1749; at the end, the only stores remaining were potatoes, cheese, and chicken stock; local folk etymology has it from putain, putanesca ); aubergine eggplant (the usual word in Britain); jarret de boeuf shin of beef; caribou a fortified sweet wine, etc.
A staffer for McFarlane and Poindexter, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, developed a scheme to trade U.S. arms for hostages and divert the proceeds to the Contras to get around U.S. law.
Watts was recently on the receiving end of this assessment from his father: "A black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders."
For example, consider this clever exchange between Senate committee counsel Arthur Liman and Lieutenant Colonel North: