sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff The victim was in the process of jumping when his parachute failed to open, the sheriff's office said. — CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025 In the sheriff’s office, 69 employees received more than $20,000 in overtime in 2024, including two who received more than $70,000. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025 The sheriff’s office had initially told CNN two of the injured were parents of the children. — Matthew Rehbein, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025 On Tuesday, the sheriff's office received the call about human remains in a body of water in Fayetteville and began working to identify the remains through DNA testing. — Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheriff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
  1. marshal
  2. trooper
  3. inspector
  4. detective
  5. investigator
  6. patrolman
  7. lieutenant
  8. sergeant
Noun
  • On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • As he was transferred to court that morning, U.S. marshals had discovered him hiding razor blades in his shoe.
    — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • As troopers responded to the area, the wrong-way vehicle reportedly sideswiped another car on the ramp, according to state police.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The Vermont State Police agency, established in 1987, employs undercover state troopers as well as local, county and federal law-enforcement officers.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • The reductions will not affect drug, medical device, or food reviewer or inspectors, the agency said.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, inspectors observed excess grease around a tallow bin.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • Rescuers pulled them from the rubble around 5:45 a.m. on April 3 and rushed them to the hospital for treatment for severe burns, Southgate police detective Sgt.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office declined to bring charges after speaking with CMPD detectives, the department said.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of detective
Noun
  • The IP address and phone number associated with the files belonged to Green, investigators said.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • She was not taken into custody, investigators said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • Wambaugh, who joined the LAPD as a patrolman in 1960, made a splash with his debut novel, The New Centurions, a sweeping tale that followed three young LAPD officers during a five-year period that led to the 1965 Watts riots.
    — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Caught in the middle of this controversy was Deputy Keith Farquhar, then a young patrolman.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • In addition to Disney, Sony movie chief Tom Rothman and his top distribution lieutenant said Monday at CinemaCon that such short windows pose a threat to theatrical.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Since then, Johnson and his lieutenants have been searching for ways to stop the resolution from reaching the floor, as top lawmakers argue proxy voting is unconstitutional.
    — Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • Benjamin Therriault, a Richmond Police Department sergeant and union president, said the measure could have been helpful a few years ago during an internal investigation.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The request includes three patrol officers, a traffic and special events sergeant, an internet crimes against children detective, and a digital forensics specialist.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of sergeant

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