How to Use sheriff in a Sentence

sheriff

noun
  • The sheriff's deputies then seem to lose their grip on him and he is rolled across the floor.
    Jeff Pegues, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The brothers were each in possession of a gun, the sheriff said.
    Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The sheriff's office further added that the plane had caught fire.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • During that time, the sheriff said, the adults were drinking.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 16 June 2024
  • Since the sheriff’s office posted about the skull, it’s made headlines around the world.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • One of those crimes is the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five, the sheriff said.
    Jillian Sykes, CNN, 17 June 2024
  • Woods is the sheriff of Jefferson Davis Parish, and Sgt.
    Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The sheriff’s office said up to three people were injured in the storm.
    Matthew Luxmoore, wsj.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • He was fired by the sheriff’s office in the aftermath of the shooting.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The sheriff said no buses stopped in the county, the signs have been removed, and there are no plans to put them back up.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Deputies showed up to the scene and talked the man into dropping the knife, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The 4-year-old brother was shot in the thigh and is in stable condition, the sheriff said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 June 2024
  • The sheriff’s office did not say whether any of the three suspects were charged with murder.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The sheriff's office was notified to shut down the roads.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The women were killed on or around May 1 at the home, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
  • The sheriff’s office said that the boy had driven his toy tractor in the river.
    Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • Additional charges may be filed in the case, the sheriff said.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As soon as the match was made, the software sent an alert to housing staff, who asked the man to leave and alerted the county sheriff.
    Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
  • The sheriff’s office added that there is no threat to public safety at this time.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Then, three days later, sheriff’s deputies showed up at Hollis’ door and took her to jail.
    Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The pilot parachuted from the plane before the crash and was found at a hanger at the airport, the sheriff’s office said.
    Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024
  • Hancock said Teske didn’t wait around, and instead took the bullets to the sheriff’s office.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • The woman on the bench died from her injuries at the scene, according to the sheriff’s department.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • To help, the sheriff’s office asked family members of the missing men to send in their DNA.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2024
  • As of now, the sheriff’s office has not released any suspects’ names.
    Fox19, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The plane crashed in the backyard of a residence on Eight Mile Road, according to the sheriff's office.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Best, who was named a suspect in Randall’s death, had fled the home with their infant son, the sheriff’s office said.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The driver of the second vehicle then fired a shot, hitting the man in the abdomen, the sheriff’s office said.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 17 May 2023
  • The sheriff's office said Ellie Shae leaves behind two daughters.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • These cameras are instrumental in enabling the sheriff’s office to take preventive action before crimes occur.
    Yan Zhao, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024

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