sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff The creditor has the sheriff levy upon the SUV and sell it off at a sheriff's auction. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 No serious injuries were reported, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. — Isabelle Foland, Des Moines Register, 30 Aug. 2026 Lifesaving measures were administered, but the man died at the jail, the sheriff’s office said. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026 The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office. — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 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
  • The Christiana Riot, also known as the Christiana Resistance, occurred in Christiana, Pennsylvania, where free Black people and escaped slaves successfully resisted a federal marshal’s raid to capture four fugitive slaves.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While Nixon wasn’t well-known nationally, her background as a union organizer, and as executive director for Florida For All, a voter recruitment nonprofit, helped her marshal a statewide network of campaign supporters.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • The man punched in the face in the video is Black; the state trooper is white.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In mid-August, state troopers returned to sweep an encampment once again under Operation SAFE.
    — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • Instead, as is typical under state regulations, the inspector relied on safety and testing data provided by Six Flags that showed X2 had once again met safety standards adopted by the state.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The couple was ready to back out, but the contractor promised to repair the damage at no extra cost, and an inspector said that Pinky’s bones were still good.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • Michelle Monaghan plays detective Amanda Beck, with Hamish Linklater and Owen Teague also starring.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Psychiatrists need to be good detectives during the entire process, even after a patient is on a medicine.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • At Fox Hollow, investigators started with remains but few clues about their identities.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Joseph Weiss was charged in 2023 with lying to federal investigators about his brother’s reputed mob ties, including his previous contacts with Schweihs and Dominic.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • The discovery comes less than a week after authorities began a search for Karen, alleging she was connected to the death of her husband, a veteran Worcester Police patrolman.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The home on Wildwood Avenue is still at the center of the veteran patrolman's death investigation.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • Pysher says a lieutenant from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office came to his home a short time later and told him and his wife, Erin, that their son had been shot by a police officer.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Gloria Romero issued a similar letter urging the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the SAT as part of UC admissions criteria.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • The wife of an active-duty Army sergeant was deported to Honduras, leaving her husband at Fort Bliss to raise their 6-year-old daughter alone and reconsider his military future.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Detroit police say a 15-year-old boy is in custody after two relatives of a DPD sergeant were shot at a liquor store on East Warren Street on Friday.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
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