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Colonel is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Colonel | Colonels | Colonelcy

Colonel meaning

  1. A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
  2. A military leader, distinct from the modern professional military rank.
  3. An honorary civilian title bestowed by some southern US states, most commonly Kentucky; notably Colonel Sanders of KFC.

Synonyms of Colonel

commissioned military officer

Using Colonel

  • The main meaning on this page is: A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). | A military leader, distinct from the modern professional military rank. | An honorary civilian title bestowed by some southern US states, most commonly Kentucky; notably Colonel Sanders of KFC.
  • Useful related words include: commissioned military officer.
  • In the example corpus, colonel often appears in combinations such as: lieutenant colonel, colonel and, and colonel.

Context around Colonel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lieutenant 5× manager 2× brevet 1× associates 1× brigadier 1× appointed 1× honorary 1× visiting 1× reserve 1× army 1×

Often after:

tom 4× rank 3× parker 1× major 1× remains 1× harry 1× nguyen 1× benjamin 1× haim 1× lambert 1×

Sentence patterns with Colonel

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

a visiting colonel although he 1× also the colonel of the 1× and lieutenant colonel william joseph 1× associates colonel parker and 1× attack the colonel 1× been the colonel s handler 1× being your colonel remains a 1× citation while colonel george e 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

accordingly 61 officers 1× assigned to capture 1× associates colonel parker 1× being your colonel 1× bizarrely our military 1× colonel f e 1×

Common sentence endings:

approaching the house 1× arrest last year 1× attack the colonel 1× await their decorations 1× captain in 1925 1× client s career 1×

Words around Colonel

Just before it in the word index:

colone 2 colon 338 colome 12 colombus 3 colombo 317 colombier 6

Just after it in the word index:

colonelcy 2 colonels 64 colones 4 colonette 2 coloni 3 colonia 34

Similar in corpus frequency:

cycles 979 danish 979 dried 979 withdrawn 979 miracle 978 recalls 978

Corpus analysis for Colonel

  • In this selection, "colonel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lieutenant, manager, brevet, tom, rank and parker stand out and add context to how "colonel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a visiting colonel although he and also the colonel of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colonel" sits close to words such as cycles, danish and dried, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colonel

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

Later years The Colonel is how Lipscomb's students referred to him, directly addressing him as Colonel. (17 words)

Prince Andrew is also the colonel of the Grenadier Guards and holds four other colonel-in-chief titles. (18 words)

The characters of Nurse White and Colonel Yellow were renamed Mrs. White and Colonel Mustard for the actual release. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Bizarrely, our military leaders did not understand it at the end of the Vietnam Peace talks, as seen in this conversation between Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr. (Chief of the U.S. Delegation) and Colonel Nguyen Don Tu (Chief, North Vietnamese Delegation). (42 words)

In the show's first season, the MPs were led by Colonel Francis Lynch ( William Lucking ), but he was replaced for the second, third, and earlier fourth season by Colonel Roderick Decker ( Lance LeGault ) and his aide Captain Crane ( Carl Franklin ). (41 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)

Example sentences (20)

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.

Associates Colonel Parker and the Aberbachs further Presley and Colonel Tom Parker, 1969 Once he became Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker insisted on exceptionally tight control over his client's career.

Modern offices have been planned for this building for top ranking officers like Lt. General, Major General, Brigadier, Colonel, Lt. Colonel, Major, among others.

Being your Colonel remains a great honour and I am very sorry that I'm unable to take the salute at this year's Colonel's Review.

It comes after the news that the Queen has appointed Colonel Tom Moore as the first Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College Harrogate to mark his birthday.

Sources say the Colonel, Lt Colonel and Subedar Major have denied all the charges levelled against them and proclaimed their innocence in the Court of Inquiry and the Summary of Evidence held previously.

Bizarrely, our military leaders did not understand it at the end of the Vietnam Peace talks, as seen in this conversation between Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr. (Chief of the U.S. Delegation) and Colonel Nguyen Don Tu (Chief, North Vietnamese Delegation).

He is suspected of having been the colonel's handler from the 1990s until the colonel's arrest last year.

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Part of that is because of decisions the Colonel made (his manager Colonel Tom Parker), and part of it is that he couldn’t stand to see what he had become.

Prince Andrew is also the colonel of the Grenadier Guards and holds four other colonel-in-chief titles.

Assigned to capture Rafah were 1st Infantry Brigade led by Colonel Benjamin Givli and 27th Armored Brigade commanded by Colonel Haim Bar-Lev of the IDF.

Colonel F.E. Pratt of the Royal Engineers was appointed Surveyor-General in 1875 and designed the new capital, assisted by W. Stephens and Colonel R.W. Stewart.

Colonel Lambert, Major Grimes, and Colonel Sydenham eventually gained their points, and placed guards both by land and water, to hinder the members of Parliament from approaching the House.

Everywhere Lindbergh went in the South Pacific, he was accorded the normal preferential treatment of a visiting colonel, although he had resigned his Air Corps Reserve colonel's commission three years before.

For example, using a Sergeant to shadow a Colonel might confuse an opponent, who might be reluctant to have their Marshal attack the Colonel.

In 1923, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the army and Commander in the navy, and to army Colonel and Navy Captain in 1925.

In the show's first season, the MPs were led by Colonel Francis Lynch ( William Lucking ), but he was replaced for the second, third, and earlier fourth season by Colonel Roderick Decker ( Lance LeGault ) and his aide Captain Crane ( Carl Franklin ).

Later years The Colonel is how Lipscomb's students referred to him, directly addressing him as Colonel.

Major General Charles T. Menoher (left) reads out the citation while Colonel George E. Leach (fourth from left) and Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Donovan await their decorations.

The characters of Nurse White and Colonel Yellow were renamed Mrs. White and Colonel Mustard for the actual release.

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Common combinations with colonel

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colonel" in a sentence?
An example: "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." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "colonel" from authentic English texts.
What does "colonel" mean?
Colonel means: A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
What are synonyms of "colonel"?
Common synonyms of "colonel" include: commissioned military officer.
How many example sentences with "colonel" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "colonel", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.