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Brevet in a sentence

Brevet meaning

  1. A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
  2. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.

Synonyms of Brevet

document written document papers promote upgrade advance kick upstairs raise elevate

Related words

Other words often associated with Brevet or its synonyms:

assign delegate depute demote rise designate move writing boost increase displace lift

Using Brevet

  • The main meaning on this page is: A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay. | A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France. | A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
  • Useful related words include: document, written document, papers, promote.
  • In the example corpus, brevet often appears in combinations such as: brevet brigadier, the brevet, to brevet.

Context around Brevet

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

salomon 1× blumenberg 1×

Often after:

brigadier 4× rank 2× colonel 1× sergeant 1× major 1× promotion 1× medal 1×

Sentence patterns with Brevet

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

commissioned a brevet second lieutenant 2× a brevet or randonnée 1× appointed a brevet brigadier general 1× colonel to brevet colonel rank 1× frederick salomon brevet brigadier general 1× him the brevet rank of 1× knefler and brevet brigadier general 1× leopold blumenberg brevet brigadier general 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a brevet or 1× accordingly 61 officers 1× by war s 1× charmaine is taking 1× during the war 1× he was promoted 1×

Common sentence endings:

adelaide in 2011 1× april 18 1847 1× called for allen 1× edward s salomon 1× for his actions 1× for his service 1×

Words around Brevet

Just before it in the word index:

breve 10 brevard 44 brevan 3 breust 3 breuning 4 breukelen 2

Just after it in the word index:

breviaries 5 breviarium 3 breviary 23 brevicauda 2 breville 8 brevin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Brevet

  • In this selection, "brevet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, salomon, blumenberg, brigadier, rank and colonel stand out and add context to how "brevet" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include commissioned a brevet second lieutenant and a brevet or randonnée. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brevet" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brevet

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A brevet or randonnée is an organized long-distance ride. (10 words)

Longstreet was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry. (13 words)

The brevet rank, however, meant that there was no active role, until called, for Allen. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Charmaine is taking over from Brevet Sergeant Kimberley Bambery and is definitely not a stranger to this area, having already being posted in this exact spot until she left to work in metro Adelaide in 2011. (36 words)

Accordingly, 61 Officers from Captain to Major rank, 19 from Major to Lieutenant Colonel rank, 14 from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel rank, and 4 from Lieutenant Colonel to brevet Colonel rank have been promoted. (34 words)

During the War Between the States, four Union general officers were Jewish: Brigadier General Frederick Salomon, Brevet Brigadier General Leopold Blumenberg, Brevet Brigadier General Frederick Knefler, and Brevet Brigadier General Edward S. Salomon. (33 words)

Example sentences (12)

During the War Between the States, four Union general officers were Jewish: Brigadier General Frederick Salomon, Brevet Brigadier General Leopold Blumenberg, Brevet Brigadier General Frederick Knefler, and Brevet Brigadier General Edward S. Salomon.

Accordingly, 61 Officers from Captain to Major rank, 19 from Major to Lieutenant Colonel rank, 14 from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel rank, and 4 from Lieutenant Colonel to brevet Colonel rank have been promoted.

By war’s end, his heroism and skill had earned him the brevet rank of major general; after the war, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him secretary of war.

Charmaine is taking over from Brevet Sergeant Kimberley Bambery and is definitely not a stranger to this area, having already being posted in this exact spot until she left to work in metro Adelaide in 2011.

A brevet or randonnée is an organized long-distance ride.

He was promoted to brevet major after the Battle of Cerro Gordo on April 18, 1847.

He was wounded in the neck on the second day of Gettysburg and received a brevet promotion to colonel in the regular army for his service.

Lieutenant Butler was wounded during the expedition in the leg and chest by bullets, later receiving the Brevet Medal in recognition for his actions.

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Longstreet was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry.

The brevet rank, however, meant that there was no active role, until called, for Allen.

Thomas, pp. 18–32; Davis, p. 27. United States Army Stuart was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant and assigned to the U.S. Regiment of Mounted Riflemen in Texas.

When he was appointed a brevet brigadier general on March 13, 1865, the citation made explicit mention of his role.

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Common combinations with brevet

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brevet" in a sentence?
An example: "During the War Between the States, four Union general officers were Jewish: Brigadier General Frederick Salomon, Brevet Brigadier General Leopold Blumenberg, Brevet Brigadier General Frederick Knefler, and Brevet Brigadier General Edward S. Salomon." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "brevet" from authentic English texts.
What does "brevet" mean?
Brevet means: A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
What are synonyms of "brevet"?
Common synonyms of "brevet" include: document, written document, papers, promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "brevet" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "brevet", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.