sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff McKenzie will guest star as Sheriff Wade, a neighboring sheriff who is called in to assist Baccarin’s Sheriff Mickey Fox, and has a few secrets of his own. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home, his attorney confirmed to Fox News Digital. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The sheriff’s department turned to Microsoft to help accommodate this vision. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 Nesbitt said the sheriff’s office determines who to arrest, not O’Hare. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 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
  • The Christiana Riot, also known as the Christiana Resistance, occurred in Christiana, Pennsylvania, where free Black people and escaped slaves successfully resisted a federal marshal’s raid to capture four fugitive slaves.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While Nixon wasn’t well-known nationally, her background as a union organizer, and as executive director for Florida For All, a voter recruitment nonprofit, helped her marshal a statewide network of campaign supporters.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • An Illinois State Police trooper found her car, a 1985 white Pontiac T1000, and marked it as abandoned.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the most difficult positions to fill have been state troopers, correction officers in the prisons, and nurses in psychiatric hospitals.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • When a product is recalled, a human being — an inspector, a store associate or a customer — needs to decipher the bin and lot number to determine whether a product is safe or dangerous.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The inspector found the air conditioning unit was not cooling the apartment properly and gave building management 30 days to fix it.
    — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • Later, Manny is arrested by Guthrie, the lead detective on the bank robbery case.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Independent investigators, including the late doctor and whistleblower Gao Yaojie, argued the actual number could be much higher.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The investigators had named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • The home on Wildwood Avenue is still at the center of the veteran patrolman's death investigation.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Thankfully, he was rescued by a safety patrolman and quickly taken to a nearby hospital.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • Throw in the departure of Jason Tindall, Howe’s lieutenant and s***-house-in-chief, and things are going to look and feel very different.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Role in the Castellammarese War When the Castellammarese War broke out in 1930 between Maranzano and rival crime boss Giuseppe (Joe) Masseria, Bonanno emerged as one of Maranzano’s leading lieutenants.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • The wife of an active-duty Army sergeant was deported to Honduras, leaving her husband at Fort Bliss to raise their 6-year-old daughter alone and reconsider his military future.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Detroit police say a 15-year-old boy is in custody after two relatives of a DPD sergeant were shot at a liquor store on East Warren Street on Friday.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sergeant

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