How to Use county in a Sentence

county

noun
  • There is a great need right now in the county.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Statewide, the new maps chop up more cities and counties.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • There is at least one in each of the 67 counties.
    — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Four of the five shelters that the county set up are full.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • The state and county will have to gin up money as well.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • The county says open space dollars would not be used.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s what to know about the new county leader.
    — Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Many cities in the county have sales tax rates that are even higher.
    — Susan Shelley, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Look for the county’s seal on the scale being used to weigh your items.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That's double what the county has now.
    — Madeline Burke, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In Travis and Hays counties, yes.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • No one will die if the grass in the county’s parks isn’t mowed every week.
    — Todd Spitzer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Mad Fire has been burning on county land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Hooks Fire has been burning on county land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • George Fire has been burning on county land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Alaska is the only state with no counties on the list.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The new county budget was passed by a 4-1 vote.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Can a city, county or state be held liable for the damage?
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The county quickly cut the live feed of the meeting.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • People used to have to wait in line at the county for those kinds of services.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The county has the resources to do this better.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Use the table below to search by county, city and school.
    — Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Phillips said many rural counties meet as little as once or twice a year.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Still, cities and counties play a much bigger and more frequent role.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But this is the first time the county has filed a claim against the contractor.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Local races fill out the ballot across most counties.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Which counties near Pittsburgh will see frost, freezes?
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The county chose to put our money elsewhere.
    — Jim Defede, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • There have been 19 cases across the counties.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The watch is for Wise, Jack and Young counties.
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026

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