How to Use constable in a Sentence

constable

noun

• Each justice of the peace works with a constable in their precinct.
  — Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
• His time as a constable for the past decade is equally as red-marked.
  — Joseph Darius Jaafari, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2022
• The constable will return at the end of the day to collect the tablet.
  — Dallas News, 23 Oct. 2020
• And so did stories about what a bunch of idiots the constables were.
  — Wendell Jamieson, New York Times, 28 June 2017
• The constable did not return a message left at a phone listing for him.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2018
• The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables.
  — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
• Ryan jumped when the constable thumped on her apartment door three times in late July.
  — Jessica Boehm, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020
• The constable got into the duplex and found a man and woman dead inside.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
• The constable threw her convulsing body over the back of a horse and carted her to county lines.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
• Killing and burying cattle is only worth $2 per head to a constable.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 18 May 2022
• The chief constable of Greater Manchester has done a great job on that.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2022
• The constable pulled up to the school and rushed into the building from the front with the first group of responders.
  — Susan Carroll, David Hunn and Emily Foxhall, San Antonio Express-News, 20 May 2018
• One of Pawlet’s two constables moved toward Banyai, as if to escort him out.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
• Cullison has faced no further discipline and still serves as a constable.
  — AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2021
• Unamused, the local constable raced to the docks to arrest him.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022
• Holmes is able to distinguish the separate tracks of two men from the many footmarks of the constables on the scene.
  — Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
• If not, the judge can issue a writ, but the tenant will receive notice before a constable comes to their home.
  — AZCentral.com, 15 June 2021
• The constable decided not to evict the man, but the landlord appealed the decision to the court.
  — AZCentral.com, 15 June 2021
• The constable agreed but the rest of Gardner’s belongings stayed locked inside.
  — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020
• Writs of restitution are the final legal step in an eviction process, spurring local constables to front doors.
  — Alden Woods, azcentral, 13 Apr. 2018
• Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.
  — Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
• Photos posted by the constable's office showed the little gator swimming in a blue bucket.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 19 Apr. 2023
• White, 59, has served as constable in Kendall County for more than 22 years.
  — Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 18 June 2019
• The victims included the area police chief, his second-in-command and two constables.
  — Riaz Khan, The Seattle Times, 21 May 2017
• The case against the deputy constable, Craig Regans, remains pending.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2024
• Haines told Dateline that there was no record of the constable reporting Carey Mae’s case.
  — Juliet Muir, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2018
• Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
• Inside the house, Lane and another constable found the dogs' food in an unopened, 50-pound bag on the counter.
  — Rocky Baier, azcentral, 13 June 2019
• The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.
  — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
• The new watchdogs have power to hire and fire chief constables, to write policing plans for the force to follow and to set local taxes to pay for policing.
  — The Economist, 12 Mar. 2020