How to Use department in a Sentence

department

noun
  • She joined the town's police department.
  • Your letter has been forwarded to our sales department.
  • When you get to the hospital, go directly to the X-ray department.
  • The department has not filed charges against her.
    — Jeff Mason, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The department did not explain why or when these funds stopped.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
  • The department declined to say what led to the crash.
    — Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Our police department knows how to keep the peace.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Too steep a fall here in the goals-against department could spell trouble.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The department didn't mention the young boy in the post.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • The guard asked which department her husband worked in?
    — Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • It must then be reviewed by the department.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The department did not release details on what might have led up to the crash.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • The men and women of that department were doing their job and they were purged.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Two days later a friend who works for the police department drove me up to our home.
    — Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Brook's impact is felt across the department.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Rocks were also thrown at police at the site, the department said.
    — Fox News, 19 May 2022
  • The Hill has reached out to the department for comment.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Pureval and Theetge said the department needs to do more.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Now the department will have to change what people have been approved for.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Salemi adds that cultures might vary based on department in this case, too.
    — Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s some promise that tart cherry juice can help you in the snooze department.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Chris Gray, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • Haney has worked for the department for two years and is part of the same squad and precinct as Coolidge.
    — Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
  • For a short time it was used by the sheriff’s department and has been vacant for many years.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In some departments, such as in-room dining, wages have been cut nearly in half.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But the department hasn’t said what sorts of documents were found.
    — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Playing hacky sack with the camera department and the grips.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Buster is the second robot owned by the department.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
  • Once again, the 49ers have been unable to find any luck in the health department.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The department hasn’t said what happened.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025

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