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Wahlberg played Frank's eldest surviving son; Will Estes played Jamie Reagan, his youngest who joined the NYPD as a sergeant; and Bridget Moynahan played assistant DA Erin Reagan.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Shapiro served with the New York Police Department for a decade, retiring as a sergeant in 2013.
—Lilith Foster-Collins, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The sergeant had been at his home in Arcadia, east of Altadena, a week earlier, when the winds suddenly picked up and a fire raging in the Angeles National Forest began descending down a hillside toward his house.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In one incident, a male cop at Harlem’s 32nd Precinct dared a male detective to drink the express milk a sergeant had just pumped.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Shapiro served with the New York Police Department for a decade, retiring as a sergeant in 2013.
—Lilith Foster-Collins, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The sergeant had been at his home in Arcadia, east of Altadena, a week earlier, when the winds suddenly picked up and a fire raging in the Angeles National Forest began descending down a hillside toward his house.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In one incident, a male cop at Harlem’s 32nd Precinct dared a male detective to drink the express milk a sergeant had just pumped.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sergeant
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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