sheriffs

plural of sheriff

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sheriffs Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010. Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriffs
Noun
  • The surge is in addition to thousands of DPS troopers already stationed throughout the state.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Though investigators made some progress, troopers said the case had no significant breakthroughs in the absence of genetic genealogy.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The film sees detectives discover the remains of 23 women and six men at the residence of filmmaker and serial killer Mark Chapel, who is arrested along with a collaborator, Donovan Summers, who is also later detained.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In their investigation, detectives learned that Garfias, Vargas’s ex-boyfriend, sent her a text message luring her to the outside of a bar, the district attorney said in the statement.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Arizona investigators couldn't figure out who Jane Doe was, and California authorities had no idea who the babies were.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That's why federal investigators called on Skull.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Sheriffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriffs. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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