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sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff Bonta ordered the sheriff to pause his investigation, but Bianco declined to do so. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Gurnee standoff Gurnee police and Lake County sheriff’s officers were able to take a man into custody following a standoff at a home. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 The sheriff’s office said deputies responded shortly after noon Tuesday to a report of people in the water at Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir spillway. — Kelsie Cairns , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Nearby hikers who saw him fall called the authorities, who rushed to the location, but Idleburg was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Sep. 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
  • After Cohen collected her personal belongings, the marshal escorted her out of the building.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The fire marshal's office will continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • After conducting a traffic stop, troopers determined that the vehicle was not registered.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Stein previously ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a state trooper killed in a crash and after a state representative died from cancer, The N&O reported.
    — Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • The city’s fire inspector and building department are investigating.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone missing home inspections can call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362, Keblish said, and an inspector can contact them and come to their home.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • Ada Laplan MooreKern County Sheriff's Office The detective’s first order of business?
    — Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When a murder occurs, the cast become suspects and a producer must turn detective.
    — L.M. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Clemons worked as a co-principal investigator on the proposal for federal funding.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • However, a series of law enforcement investigators have testified the crime scene was not consistent with that story.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • Assembly Bill 2337 was authored by outgoing lawmaker and former California highway patrolman Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Movie people were stranded on Lookout Mountain, and in Malibu, where a highway patrolman managed to ferry milk to director Frank Capra’s children.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • The victim also allegedly told a DOC lieutenant that Cruz would give her candy and that the two began flirting with each other in February 2025.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Replacing Disney veteran Alan Braverman in the top in-house legal job, Gutierrez was one of few key Chapek lieutenants to keep his job when Bob Iger returned as CEO in late 2022.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • While the sergeant stopped to investigate, police dispatchers were simultaneously getting 911 calls about the incident, according to the release.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The report makes nearly 150 recommendations, including hiring a police sergeant to focus on campus events and creating clear criteria for when events must be moved indoors or to more controllable venues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of sergeant

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