vice admiral

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Recent Examples of vice admiral James Stockdale's at 1992 debate United States Navy vice admiral James Stockdale ran as the Independent candidate with H. Ross Perot at the vice presidential debate in Atlanta on Oct 12, 1992. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023 She also was nominated to become a vice admiral. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023 The third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Prince Andrew served in the Royal Navy for many years, including during the Falklands War in 1982, and holds the ranks of commander and vice admiral. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 1 June 2022 One became a vice admiral in the Chinese Navy. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 31 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for vice admiral 
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Noun
  • Pick up the set in four colors, including blue admiral (pictured above).
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Miao, the latest top military official to be investigated, is seen as a political patron of Dong, who is also an admiral and once served as the top commander of the PLA Navy.
    Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The litigation, possibly the first of multiple with the legislation, targets the provision related to the commander of the State Highway Patrol.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Destroyer Squadron 7, which is a U.S. naval squadron deployed in Southeast Asia, serves as the commander of littoral combat ships based in Singapore.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Even the most inspiring sea captains who command luxurious yachts across picturesque waters have to worry about employees who don’t hoist their share of the mainsail.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Phoenix fire captain Todd Keller added at the time that authorities were unsure what caused the statue to fall.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But once the kids get up and running on their adventure with Law's mysterious pirate captain, there's a lot of fun to be had.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024

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