17 Metaphors for sergeant

He can neither strike with his fist, nor engage in a cussing match, but your able sergeant is an adept in both of these polite accomplishments.

Sergeant, here's one prisoner for you, at any rate.

The sergeant is always the first man up in the morning, the last man to go to bed at night.

I knew them both, the sergeant being one Chisholm, and the constable a man named Turndale, and they knew me well enough from having seen me in the court at Berwick; and it was with open-mouthed surprise that they listened to what I had to tell them.

The sergeant sat still an instant, his eyes on me as though puzzled; then evidently concluded it was none of his business.

The sergeant is a father to his menhe regards them all as childrenbad boysand his business is to make them brave, honorable and dutiful soldiers.

But the last place where he would expect to find himthe last place he would searchwould be where the Sergeant in fact was, the house itself.

COTTER The best! SERGEANT 'Tis a cure for nearly everythin'.

Now one might suppose that he is an absolute tyrant, but a good sergeant is a beneficent tyrant at the right time.

This is the hook that hangs under water to choke the fish, and his sergeant is the quill above water, which pops down so soon as ever the bait is swallowed.

The provost sergeant is sergeant of the prisoner guard and overseers, and as such receives orders from the commanding officer and the commander of the prisoner guard only.

The supposed sergeant was my old friend, Fabrice, and his five men were five young barbers of his acquaintance.

A sergeant is the commandant at Rottee, and such power has he over the inhabitants, that he can at any time raise a thousand armed men in the course of a few hours.

The sergeant of the law is another prominent figure, wary and wise, discreet and dignified, bustling and busy, yet not so busy as he seemed to be, wearing a coat of divers colors, and riding very badly.

By chance the sergeant, who was posted in the inner file by his side, was a native of the same province.

A Sergeant of the Lawe, war and wys Ther was also, ful riche of excellence.

The sergeant is a jerk.

17 Metaphors for  sergeant