Example sentences for: lieutenant

How can you use “lieutenant” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The same might be true of his loyal lieutenant.

  • On-duty ladder companies consisted of a captain or lieutenant and five firefighters; on-duty engine companies consisted of a captain or lieutenant and normally four firefighters.

  • The lieutenant governor presides over the Senate, appoints the Senate's committees and committee chairs, controls the flow of bills to the floor, and co-chairs the powerful Legislative Budget Board.

  • For example, consider this clever exchange between Senate committee counsel Arthur Liman and Lieutenant Colonel North:

  • 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.


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