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
• This month, the sheriff’s office learned that the John Doe in the case had ancestors with roots in Michigan dating to the 1800s.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2023
• He was armed with what the sheriff’s office identified as an AR-15.
  — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024