How to Use staff in a Sentence

staff

1 of 2 noun

• The staff is at a meeting.
• She's a new member of the staff.
• The entire staff has done a great job this year.
• The general's staff is planning the army's next move.
• Then the rest of the staff joined them on the wet grass for one final meeting.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
• The club’s staff fought back when the youths tried to throw glass bottles at the bouncer and force their way in.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 29 July 2023
• Moore’s staff said 17 of the past 20 budgets also had built-in deficits.
  — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• She was helped to the bench with her arms draped over the shoulders of two team staff members.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• The runways will stay closed today, and the staff will reassess.
  — The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
• Walk in without a reservation, and the staff briefly explains the deal.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• The honor, for the next year, of delivering those baguettes to Mr. Macron and his staff.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• The coaching staff praised him at the time as a constant standout in practice.
  — Michael Niziolek, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023
• The re-org will involve cutting content and staff in Africa and the Middle East.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
• The recount should be over by the end of the day Monday, a commission staff member said.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2024
• There’s also a family room, a 500-square-foot eat-in kitchen with views over the city, a large pantry, and a staff kitchen/lounge.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
• If all goes well, they could be added to the staff in their return from right elbow injuries.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• And no doubt that would be welcome to restaurant staff as a deterrent to overindulging guests.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• Of course, Moya is just one of a team of 20 staff servicing Villa Avellana’s guests.
  — Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
• When families check in, a staff member presents the child with the key, which opens a secret closet behind the desk.
  — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2023
• These are staff members who leave a company and rejoin the ranks at a later date.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
• Included in the asking price is a second, 950-square-foot apartment in the building for guests or staff.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
• The three men agreed to sign Messi in 2000 after the young teen impressed coaches and staff during a two-week trial run in Barcelona.
  — TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
• Jeremiah Manion of the Globe staff contributed to this report.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• Students, faculty and staff can report threat concerns to the team.
  — The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
• The staff members include the fire chief, two deputy chiefs, three lieutenants and nine firefighters, some of whom are also paramedics.
  — The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
• On top of that, the department was short on staff, mired in scandal and often at odds with county leaders.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• More than two hours before the first pitch, a line wound around the MLB merchandise tent as staff let fans inside in groups to prevent crowding in the store.
  — Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
• The staff is available to answer questions about existing VA benefits claims and how to file a new one.
  — The Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2023
• Times staff writer Wendy Lee contributed to this report.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• The exchanges between Gibson and his staff were a collegial banter.
  — Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024

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staff

2 of 2 verb

• We'll need 300 workers to properly staff the hotel.
• That would be enough to staff every bookstore and news stand in the L.A. area.
  — Emily Sabens, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• The Church of the Highlands has staffed the event with more than 1,800 volunteers.
  — Greg Garrison | , al, 28 July 2023
• The same month, a top aide for Walters warned in emails to staff that anyone caught leaking to the press would be fired.
  — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
• The recreation area is staffed by lifeguards during the summer months.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
• The sick left the Gaza Strip and boarded a plane which was staffed with doctors who tended to patients throughout the flight.
  — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
• Elsewhere, there’s a large kitchen, a game room, and, nipped away on the garden level, staffing quarters.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
• They were staffed by hard-working employees who wanted to help change the world.
  — John Torous, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
• See Burke’s memo to staff about Diederich’s departure in full below.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• The Qatar Red Crescent is planning to build and staff a field hospital in southern Gaza.
  — Susannah George, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
• Service Hub The store’s service hub is staffed for both online and in-store pickups and returns.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
• There were no lifeguards staffing the swimming area at the time of the incident, according to the release.
  — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
• Will the store be fully staffed and functioning on opening day?
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
• Building a workforce to staff the new chip factories will be where the bill succeeds or fails.
  — Will Rinehart, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• He was staffed as a writer for the first time on Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
• It will be staffed by Europeans for the first five years, according to BioNTech.
  — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• But against the advice of many, the U.N. pulled out before Haitian police were fully staffed and trained, and the quick and steady power grab by gangs began.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
• In addition to acting in Étoile, Glick is also staffed as a writer on the series.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2023
• And the unit that flagged the item wasn’t staffed the day of the party to potentially catch other references in real-time.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
• But the recovery came with challenges caused by staffing changes and industry shifts.
  — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
• Historians say the most notorious slavers used their wealth to fund the bank or staff it.
  — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• Meanwhile, dozens of volunteers staffed food and drink tents, as well as ticket and raffle booths.
  — Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, as soon as the baby is placed in the box, an alarm goes off inside the fire station or hospital, which must be staffed 24 hours a day.
  — al, 10 Apr. 2023
• The stores are staffed by volunteers and proceeds support the local libraries.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
• Both the fire engines and ambulances will remain fully staffed at all times.
  — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
• The lawsuit accused the company of not properly staffing the boat.
  — Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
• Some platoons are mostly staffed by soldiers who have been wounded and returned to fight.
  — Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
• The health center just off the building’s main lobby is staffed by a nurse practitioner and others.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
• Once Matthew received his acceptance, Magdalena sent the video to staff at the school, who then shared it on social media.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023
• But staffing the checkpoint proved time consuming and the effort was abandoned the effort after three months.
  — Emiliano Rodríguez Mega César Rodríguez, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024