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Definition of "drill sergeant" [drill sergeant]

  • Drill instructor (noun)

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Use "drill sergeant" in a sentence
  • "Tej told me later that the Wazir was in capital form, lining out my plan like a drill sergeant and snarling down any hint of opposition, of which there was less than I'd feared."
  • "Rand was on the short side — five-foot-two — and stocky, with the narrow shoulders of a person who couldn't carry much weight and the solid butt and thighs of somebody who could hike a Marine drill sergeant into the ground."
  • "Grizzled and tendony, Haumann looked like the drill sergeant he'd been in the service."
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