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sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff Investigators ask anyone with information about the shooting to call the sheriff’s office at 704-216-8700. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026 That's almost double the number of people employed as police and sheriff's patrol, the report found. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 The sheriff’s office has not said why deputies stopped Perez. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 On Wednesday morning, a second body was recovered several miles away in the Dominguez Channel, sheriff's officials said, describing the victim as a Black man possibly in his 50s. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 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
  • Weeks later, an investigation by the local fire marshal inside the El Reno data center uncovered a further laundry list of horrifying violations.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The confrontation then escalated into crossfire, with Weaver’s friend Kevin Harris killing a marshal, and an FBI sniper killing Weaver’s wife, Vicki.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • Brian José Morales García was riding beside his boss through the Texas Hill Country, bound for an air-conditioning job near Fredericksburg, when a state trooper stopped their pickup truck.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Florida Highway Patrol troopers are continuing to search for the hit-and-run driver, according to Florida Today.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • The inspector also cited handwashing issues and problems with the sanitizing solution.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories The latter who wooed viewers with her portrait of tax inspector Sara Santano, returns here with a new tax evasion case.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • Back at his Brickell apartment, detectives searched the unit after a judge signed off on a warrant.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • About a month after Craig’s death, police homicide detectives released security camera video of a suspect in the Oak Park fatal shooting.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • The affidavit also stated that representatives for the NFL and the San Francisco 49ers told investigators that Love had never been employed by either organization.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • The discovery comes less than a week after authorities began a search for Karen, alleging she was connected to the death of her husband, a veteran Worcester Police patrolman.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The home on Wildwood Avenue is still at the center of the veteran patrolman's death investigation.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, to senior officials in the government and military, as well as lord lieutenants, the king’s personal representatives around the country.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Even Coral Gables, the next-lowest paying department in the comparison, pays more than $17,000 above Hialeah for a lieutenant at that experience level.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • Responding to ground zero On the morning of 9/11, Thomas Wilson, an NYPD sergeant, was investigating a burglary of an elderly couple in Brooklyn when calls came in over his radio that an object had hit the World Trade Center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kronander pulled out his phone and showed Matthew Denton, a sergeant with the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, a photo of a gray and white puppy.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of sergeant

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