How to Use department in a Sentence

department

noun
  • She joined the town's police department.
  • Your letter has been forwarded to our sales department.
  • When you get to the hospital, go directly to the X-ray department.
  • The men’s area is a contrast to the lighter women’s department with its dark Piasentina stone with white veins.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Police departments are stepping up their surveillance, adding drones to their tech collection.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, those who’ve shopped the sale before know that many of the best Amazon Prime Day deals aren’t in the clothing department at all.
    Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Steward did say the department’s ambulances and other vehicles are in good shape and dispatchers were quickly turning around calls.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Deputies took cover as the department’s emergency response team and crisis negotiation team were summoned to the scene.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Auto insurance rates may come from various sources, including the provider and state insurance departments.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The departments that supported the service line were highly skilled, but their performance was hindered by internal conflicts, siloed thinking and a lack of shared vision.
    Amanda Connelly, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • This includes a polytechnic department with over 25 career pathways, such as culinary and automotive services course work.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
  • These days, many police departments use surveillance cameras and facial recognition algorithms to locate suspects.
    Annalee Newitz, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Spokespeople for the county and the police department declined to comment, citing pending litigation.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The following items were taken from Lake Forest and Lake Bluff police department reports and news releases.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In Texas and other states without an income tax, property taxes do the heavy lifting of paying for schools, police departments and other local government services.
    Marc Duvoisin, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Haney has worked for the department for two years and is part of the same squad and precinct as Coolidge.
    Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The department said the state does not track whether any of the abortions were in cases of rape.
    Rachel Scott, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But this newest of Volvos is no Ford in the ride department.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Chris Gray, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • In the cases of Massey and Young, the police departments' response was day and night.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But this is hopefully just a taste of what’s yet to come from Nikka in the grain whisky department.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Martinez says the department has taken steps to reduce the amount of drugs in jails.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The department did not explain why or when these funds stopped.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
  • There’s some promise that tart cherry juice can help you in the snooze department.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Jordan Brown, a spokesperson for SPD, said the department did not have a comment at this time.
    Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
  • This mountain range is in the Amazonas department and about 460 miles north of Lima.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Now 79% of the country's local police work in departments that use them.
    Lindsay Whitehurst The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Some banks and insurance companies did cut ties with the NRA, which in turn sued the department.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 May 2024
  • Checking up on the dams is Corey Clark’s job, as chief engineer for the department’s dam bureau.
    Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • Monroe was struggling and nearly exhausted by the time the crew were able to reach her, the department posted.
    Benjamin Collins, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'department.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: