sheriff

Example Sentences

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“Not one deputy, not one sheriff, nobody has ever brought to light what they did to Joseph.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Neither Woods nor the other driver suffered any serious injuries from the crash that caused Woods’s car to roll onto its side, the sheriff said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"He has a right to refuse that test," added the sheriff.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“The sheriff would soon be at my door,” he later explained, “and I didn’t want the door to be Rand’s.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin