How to Use bailiff in a Sentence

bailiff

noun
  • At the end of the day, bailiffs handcuffed him and took him back to jail.
    — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 11 July 2018
  • One of the bailiffs had his hands on the back of Manson’s chair.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019
  • Two women hugged and cried, and a bailiff brought them a box of tissues.
    — Dallas News, 4 May 2022
  • After the hearing, the same bailiff, shook his hand and said good luck.
    — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Sitting in the wrong position could earn a stern word from a bailiff.
    — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, 12 June 2018
  • The other juror then informed the judge in a note through the bailiff.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The judge thanked the jury, and a bailiff escorted them out of the room.
    — Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • More than two dozen bailiffs lined the courtroom and the hallway outside.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The bailiff reached over the witness stand to push the barrel toward the floor.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The foreperson gave it to the bailiff, who delivered it to Maj.
    — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The bailiff told her the two men were later in the hallway, crying with relief.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Renard had portrayed the bailiff for nine years and taped more than 100 episodes.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The hearing rooms often have a bailiff, and students sometimes are sworn in at a lectern.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The bailiff didn’t hear the fowl the first day, according to court documents.
    — Adam Nossiter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
  • When a bailiff tried to grab Resiles by the jumpsuit, the clothing slipped right off.
    — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • So the bailiffs returned and locked them out, and a moving crew hauled their belongings to the curb.
    — Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • So the bailiffs returned and locked them out, and a moving crew hauled their belongings to the curb.
    — Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The bailiff blocked him, the two grappled, and the bailiff shouted that Vaughan had his gun.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 17 June 2024
  • To the court clerks, to the bailiffs, to the prosecution, even the circumstances are grim.
    — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The bailiffs escorted him to a private room behind the courtroom.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Police wrote in their report that the bailiff ordered Smith to leave for disturbing the court.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The foreperson gave it to the bailiff, a soldier in battle dress, who delivered it to Maj.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • And for the same reason a black female bailiff was seen stroking Guyger’s blond hair after she was found guilty of murder.
    — Dahleen Glanton, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Officers returned to the apartment the next upon request of the bailiff.
    — cleveland, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Arceo said while bailiffs ejected him from the courtroom, KSL reports.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The bailiffs, who appeared to have acted on instruction from the Sulu claimants, were turned away.
    — Andreo Calonzo, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • One of the officers tried to explain to Butler that he was being evicted by the bailiff.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Minutes later, back in the courtroom, the bailiff said that Leclair was throwing up, Howard said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Over the years, he’s been cast as a newspaper reporter, a court bailiff, and a dizzy jury member, among other roles.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The bailiff pulled up gaffers tape from the floor and ripped off the white timeline sheets from the easel as Morris remained staring straight ahead.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025

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