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The phrase "a general was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to a specific general in a narrative or historical account.
Example: "In the midst of the battle, a general was strategizing his next move to outsmart the enemy."
Alternatives: "a commander was" or "an officer was".
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"Actions like this one, in which a general was arrested," Mr. Fox said, will "generate confidence, and we will continue with them".
Ms Bachelet's father, who was a general, was tortured to death for opposing the coup.
Within hours of the essay's publication on October 31st, Mr Tamogami, a general, was out of a job.
His father, also a general, was part of the influential tenente movement of young radical military officers in the 1920s.
A general was seen distributing 1,000-rupee 1,000-rupeemonotestors andemonstratorsm on the band: Are we not with you?
However reticent he is on that score, his ambition as a general was matched with an exceedingly challenging assignment on the ground in Iraq.
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Meanwhile, O'Neill's new position as a general is twofold.
Australia in general was a revelation.
The general was a pretty amazing guy.
In general, was it a happy environment?
But her father was a general, mine was a revolutionary".
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