How to Use field marshal in a Sentence

field marshal

noun

• On at least one front of the cultural wars, Kennedy served as a field marshal for the liberal side.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 27 June 2018
• DeWitt is a field marshal in the local war against poverty, disease and hunger.
  — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2021
• Philip was appointed to the highest ranks in the armed services: admiral of the fleet, field marshal and marshal of the Royal Air Force.
  — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
• The field marshal in April declared the deal dead, looking to set himself up as the sole power in the east by sidelining the legislature.
  — Abdel Latif Wahba, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2020
• Sparky, the face of the organization, its field marshal, is not going anywhere.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• The Bears’ field marshal grabbed it, wheeling to his right, finding a bit of open turf and striding into Stanford territory.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
• The Irishman Francis Taaffe, for instance, became a field marshal and was sent on diplomatic missions.
  — David Pryce-Jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
• If the police officers are the angels, then Cadena is their field marshal, directing them where to go or what to do to help a person in crisis.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2019
• Mulan was so passable that her field marshal (Zhao Yiting) tried to play matchmaker between her and his daughter.
  — Martin Tsai, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
• The field marshal will need to convince at least some of the 70 percent of Libya’s population who live in western regions generally hostile to him.
  — Ghaith Shennib, Bloomberg.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• No battle plan survives contact with the enemy, said Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, the 19th-century German field marshal.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Sep. 2017
• In San Francisco, Bullimore ran the house with his customary dry wit, exacting standards, and field marshal manner.
  — James Reginato, Town & Country, 5 July 2022
• In reality, the last thing Americans need today is more war, whether actual or imagined—or a president who fancies himself a field marshal.
  — Andrew J. Bacevich, The New Republic, 9 June 2020
• King Vajiralongkorn, who attended an Australian military academy, served in the army and holds the ranks of field marshal, admiral and air marshal, is obsessed with military titles, training and hierarchy.
  — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 9 Aug 2024