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.
• 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
• Then friends in the IT department shared some bad news.
  — Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
• The hires come at a busy time for the La Grange Park department, Maggos said.
  — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
• 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
• Rocks were also thrown at police at the site, the department said.
  — Fox News, 19 May 2022
• The department did not explain why or when these funds stopped.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
• The department’s goal is to lower the hold time to 90 seconds for every call.
  — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• The event was the first gun buyback the police department has hosted in Salt Lake City in more than 20 years.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022
• The designs will be in 300 department stores and boutiques by next year.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
• 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
• There’s some promise that tart cherry juice can help you in the snooze department.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
• The Frogs led the Horns 17-8 in the fast break department, willing their way to the hoop and capitalizing off turnovers.
  — Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
• But the department hasn’t said what sorts of documents were found.
  — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
• The department said five vehicles, two dumpster bins and the side of a building were set on fire.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
• 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
• She was named a Student of the Month in November by the science department.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
• The department has asked to double its Jan. 6 legal work force.
  — New York Times, 11 July 2022
• The police department said the area will be shut down until at least 8 p.m. local time.
  — Fox News, 17 June 2022
• The department announced road closures for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour with a map for people to plan ahead.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
• The art department also made signage and had photographs made for the wall art.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
• The police department has not said whether a suspect was arrested.
  — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Aug. 2025