Below you will find example sentences with "brigadier general". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Brigadier General in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: general
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.7 words

Words in this phrase

brigadier general

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • brigadier can mean: An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. Less frequent word
  • general can mean: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 14 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

31 brigade brigadier general mt aminu 1× air force brigadier general pat ryder 1× and brevet brigadier general edward s 1× army colonel brigadier general massachusetts served 1× avivi police brigadier general retired dubi 1× blumenberg brevet brigadier general frederick knefler 1× brigadier general abolfazl shekarchi 1× brigadier general hd bobbo 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

air force brigadier 1× among the plaintiffs 1× andrea gayle bennett 1× brigadier general abolfazl 1× brigadier general hd 1× brigadier general ibrahim 1×

Common sentence endings:

9th australian division 1× abuja on wednesday 1× and battalion surgeon 1× at the site 1× boko haram war 1× destabilizing the neighborhood 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

army 6× director 6× police 4× operation 4× years 4× war 3× brevet 3× res 3× retired 3× national 3× major 3× commander 3×

Related phrases

attorney general director general general elections general counsel general admission inspector general general hospital general secretary general manager general assembly

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around general:

attorney general 20× director general 20× inspector general 16× general manager 13× general election 12× major general 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

brig gen briefly appeared brief period brief moment brief illness bridgewater associates

Just after it in the phrase index:

bright future bright green bright pink bright red bright spot brilliant goal

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

attorney general director general inspector general major general advocate general annual general

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "brigadier general" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 29.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 31 brigade brigadier general mt aminu, air force brigadier general pat ryder, army, director and police stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with attorney general, director general, general elections, attorney general, director general and inspector general, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with brigadier general

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, director, Army Pubic Relations, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday evening. (17 words)

Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, referred all questions about the case to the Justice Department. (19 words)

Following the visit, military attachés participated in a joint meeting with the Iranian defense minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

In a decree on Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei noted that Brigadier General Gha'ani has been one of the prominent commanders during the eight years of Sacred Defense and has been accompanying martyr General Soleimani in the past several years in the region. (42 words)

It was he who introduced to the crowd Brigadier General Eastick, the Australian in command of the landing forces, and who relayed the good news from another Australian, Major-General Wootten, Commanding Officer of the 9th Australian Division. (38 words)

Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said the drone was “unflyable and uncontrollable so we brought it down”, adding that the collision also likely damaged the Russian aircraft, which he said was able to land following the incident. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

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.

Among the plaintiffs are Gen. (res.) Gershon HaCohen, Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi, Police Brigadier General (Retired) Dubi Younger, Police Brigadier General (Retired) Avi Terrer, and Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Michael Yigal Maimon.

Brigadier General HD Bobbo from National Defence College to Headquarters 31 Brigade; Brigadier General MT Aminu from Army War College Nigeria to Headquarters 35 Brigade.

Sankoh was an ally of the executed Brigadier General John Amadu Bangura and he was among the soldiers loyal to the executed Brigadier General Bangura, who participated in the mutiny against the Stevens" government.

Others commissioned were Director General of the General Services Agency, Mr. Galakpai W. Kortimai, Director General of the Civil Service Agency, Mr. Josiah F. Joekai, Jr., Director General of the Cabinet, Mr. Nathaniel Kwabo, Brigadier General.

Major General Jassim Mohammed Al Marzouqi, Commander-in-Chief of Civil Defence, and Brigadier General Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, Director General of Police Operations at Ajman Police oversaw the operation at the site.

The Director General, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed, made the disclosure at a press conference on the scheme’s preparedness for the forthcoming general elections in Abuja on Wednesday.

In a decree on Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei noted that Brigadier General Gha'ani has been one of the prominent commanders during the eight years of Sacred Defense and has been accompanying martyr General Soleimani in the past several years in the region.

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It was he who introduced to the crowd Brigadier General Eastick, the Australian in command of the landing forces, and who relayed the good news from another Australian, Major-General Wootten, Commanding Officer of the 9th Australian Division.

Brigadier General Ibrahim is now the theatre commander of Sector 1 Operation Lafiya Dole and acting-general officer commanding (GOC) of 7 Division, the main army formation overseeing the Boko Haram war.

S. Army Brigadier General Jeff Jones, Deputy Adjutant General for the South Carolina Military Department, was the keynote speaker for a luncheon honoring veterans and currently serving military at SWU.

The latest attack occurred while the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, Brigadier General Ibrahim, as well as other principal officers of the operation received the National Assembly delegation.

Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, referred all questions about the case to the Justice Department.

Andrea Gayle-Bennett, Retired Army Colonel, Brigadier General (Massachusetts), served for more than 35 years in the Massachusetts Army National Guard, including as a chief physician assistant and battalion surgeon.

Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said the US is destabilizing the region and looting its resources, yet it accuses Iran of destabilizing the neighborhood.

Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari added that the ground force has gone through profound changes in the structure of its nature and identity over the past few years.

Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, director, Army Pubic Relations, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday evening.

Brigadier General Sawyer, the President’s personal physician announced at 8 a.m. today, Pacific time, that President Harding was showing improvement.

Following the visit, military attachés participated in a joint meeting with the Iranian defense minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani.

Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said the drone was “unflyable and uncontrollable so we brought it down”, adding that the collision also likely damaged the Russian aircraft, which he said was able to land following the incident.

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