sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff The sheriff’s office did not identify the victims, but the Provo Fire Department confirmed in a social media post that a fire captain, Spencer Long, and his family members were killed. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 20 July 2026 According to the sheriff’s office, the pair was riding a Honda 150 moped north on Delany Road and attempting to slow down to make a left turn onto August Zupec Drive. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 In the affidavit, Rodriguez falsely stated that a detective had contacted him and asked for assistance from the sheriff’s Gang Surveillance Team in connection with a robbery that occurred three days earlier in Cudahy. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026 Nancy Lemus, who is also a sheriff’s deputy, alleged in the lawsuit that either Kelley-Eklund or Osborn pulled the pin of the grenade, killing all three. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 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
  • Bonta’s office, along with the state fire marshal, is also challenging that oversight in court, arguing the lines that run through Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern counties were incorrectly reclassified as interstate pipelines.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Asked for help Just four arson and bomb investigators work for the state fire marshal, the division that regulates fireworks.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office identified the remains as belonging to Patrick Orville Dearth, who was reported missing to the Fairbanks Police Department in November 1993, state troopers said.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • After the July 4 arrest, Cook County Judge Shauna Boliker ordered Milton not to go near the property or have any contact with the state trooper who reported him to authorities.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of trooper
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  • The Hapsburg Inspector General, the equivalent of the food inspector darkening the doorway of a scummy restaurant?
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The inspector still makes the final decision, but the system speeds up the review and helps maintain consistency between inspections.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • The case broke open when a Grapevine detective obtained a covert DNA sample from soda bottles in Brown’s trash in Colorado.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • However, sheriff’s office detectives are investigating the circumstances of his death.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • In June, federal investigators began approaching her and Newsom’s associates and friends in a wide-ranging probe into her taxes.
    — Lia Russell July 17, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • The patrolman has not been identified.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Billups-Taylor’s LinkedIn page states that his employment in Winfield ended in February 2026, and he is currently employed as a part-time patrolman with the Ogden Dunes Police Department and as a senior investigator with Veracity IIR, a security firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
    — Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Definition of patrolman
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  • So, too, was the former property manager, Yissely Herrouet, who was de Borbon’s lieutenant for the first five years of his presidency.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • From what my lieutenants tell me, it’s being well-received, the numbers are good.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • Swinton, a sergeant who was killed Sunday, will receive a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge, and will be promoted to staff sergeant.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • In the downstairs bar, polished modern Zieta Studio stools sit opposite an old 1815 painting depicting a sergeant clad in white boots and a regal red jacket.
    — Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
Definition of sergeant

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