deputies

Example Sentences

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The parliament will choose the new presiding officer, as well as two deputies, in a secret ballot.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Four Alameda County deputies responded to a 911 call from the home, and Williams identified himself as a deputy and showed his identification card.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But Panish asked him: In the three hours after the crash when he admitted being at the scene watching Grossman, did he ask any of the deputies about the condition of the boys?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But once in office he and the deputies he hired, especially Vinay Prasad, did the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Three retired gill- netters—Gillon Crichton, Sam Goodall, and Eric Hoffman, Sr.—were sworn in as deputies by San Piedro’s sheriff for the purpose of guarding its contents.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson