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sheriff

noun

Definition of sheriffnext
as in marshal

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Recent Examples of sheriff All three were booked into the jail with a $2,500 bond, the sheriff’s office said. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 One of the deputies opened fire, and the dogs ran away, Choon said, adding the sheriff’s office does not know if any of the dogs were shot. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 Kendrick Williams, 33, of the 2200 block of Hebron Avenue, was taken into custody Tuesday outside the sheriff’s office in Waukegan, police said. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Multiple agencies, including the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, Toms River police and the county sheriff's office, are investigating. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 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
  • The gaming property centers on Helldivers, a squad of elite shock troopers who must protect the fictional planet of Super Earth from attacking aliens.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The suspect was located in Rawlins, further east down I-80, by Highway Patrol troopers and taken into custody without incident.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • Another defendant, Abdulrahman Alawad, 25, claimed to provide child care to children in March and April, but surveillance footage allegedly shows children entered Alawad’s facility only once, on the day a state inspector showed up.
    — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Another defendant, Abdulrahman Alawad, 25, claimed to provide childcare to children in March and April but surveillance footage allegedly shows children entered Alawad’s facility only once, on the day a state inspector showed up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspector
Noun
  • Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel were gathering evidence and searching for witnesses Friday afternoon.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • No one was in custody as Belmont Area detectives continued their investigation.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of detective
Noun
  • Yet investigators have struggled to connect Einhorn and Urich with either the Bild case or Qatargate.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Investigating the crash The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration sent investigators on Wednesday to determine what caused the a Eurocopter AS350 B2 to go down.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigator
Noun
  • 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
  • In 1968, patrolman Ed Pospisil of Fire Patrol 3 led the effort to locate the bodies of 12 FDNY firefighters killed in a raging East 23rd Street fire the year before.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of patrolman
Noun
  • Retired Fire Chief Randy Wilkening was a lieutenant at the then-new fire station on Swanson Road.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the on-duty members of Squad 18, seven men, a lieutenant and six firefighters, were caught on floors below the eightieth.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • Caleb Flynn waved him down and said his wife had been shot and the intruder was not in the house, the sergeant testified.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At one point there were more than 200 vehicles on the property, the sergeant said.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sergeant

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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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