sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff Despite the arrests and ejections, the sheriff's office said the event proceeded safely and described the incidents as isolated. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The sheriff also criticized California’s treatment of domestic violence under state law, noting it is not classified as a violent felony in many cases despite the severity of the crimes. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026 The sheriff’s office targets johns in the hopes of deterring future buyers. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 And then let the sheriff's office conclude with their investigation and figure out what the facts are on their end. — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 13 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
  • Earlier this year, Hawkins submitted plans for a 200-unit apartment building near the campus, which stalled under objections from the city’s fire marshal, Mansfield previously told Statesman in an interview.
    — Mark Dee July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
  • Investigators confirmed the victim to be the child's father and homeowner, according to the state fire marshal's office, which did not release his name.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • During the holiday weekend in 2025, troopers responded to 5,110 calls for service, 528 traffic services, 1,219 traffic stops, 29 DUIs and 330 motor vehicle crashes, 35 with injuries and three with fatal injuries in Southbury and Prospect.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026
  • When the vehicle sped away instead, the troopers pursued the Dodge.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • The district, which plans to send out an inspector, could determine whether wind carrying coal dust stored nearby may be contaminating the sugar.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Funk was the first female inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, according to a brief biography released by the City of Grapevine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • The 58-year-old was arrested after talking with a family violence detective, according to police.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • Fortunately, a veteran detective pursued the investigation and made an arrest.
    — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Crump said those friends now have lawyers and that his investigators haven't attempted to speak with them yet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Colt, then 14, brought an assault-style rifle to school, hidden in his backpack, and made several concerning comments to teachers and parents that morning, according to investigators who testified at his father’s murder trial earlier this year.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 11 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
Noun
  • Fifteen defendants have been sentenced in a domestic terrorism case tied to a July 4, 2025, protest at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in North Texas, where an Alvarado police lieutenant was shot and wounded.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Five, including the company owner and a former Yolo County sheriff’s lieutenant, have been charged with murder.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • The document also specifies that if the quantity of those items does not fit into one 55-gallon plastic bag, a sergeant must weigh in on the next steps.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The footage shows a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant pulling over Lombardo’s truck for an incomplete stop.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of sergeant

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