How to Use deputy in a Sentence

deputy

noun
  • It was handed over to deputies.
    — Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • None of the deputies were hit by gunfire.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The second deputy was still in surgery.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The deputy's name has not been released.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The deputies' names have not been released.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Both men were dead with gunshot wounds, deputies say.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The video ends with the man still on the ground under deputies.
    — Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • In his car, deputies found a teenage girl who was also stabbed.
    — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Brashier will serve as a deputy chief of staff, per Bass’ team.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • This would trigger dozens of deputies to swarm the area and join the chase.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The agents and deputy fired, Bradshaw said.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
  • His deputies and outriders are not quite so deft.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Robbins told the other deputies to stand back.
    — Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
  • When the door opens, the deputy yells for Fortson to step back.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 31 May 2024
  • The man left the scene before deputies arrived.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Her husband was killed in a shootout with deputies outside the bar.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Two of those were children and one was a deputy fire chief – Maj.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • Responding deputies found the boy and his cousin.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The two deputies near the door wore black body armor over their uniforms.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • Police said the deputies were telling the suspect to drop the knife.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • No deputies were injured in the shooting.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • As the girl turned to walk away, the deputy then tried to grab her hair, Muir said.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Two deputies fired their weapons, striking the suspect.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Once he was handcuffed, deputies placed him on the lower bunk of his cell.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Roebuck did say a racial slur was used against that deputy, who is Black.
    — Bianca Britton, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The name of the man who shot and injured two deputies has not been released.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
  • One of the deputies shone his light through the window and pounded on the door again.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • At first, deputies weren’t able to find the other body on the 40-acre farm.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Foul play isn’t suspected, deputies said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The deputy said the Focus crossed into the fog line on the road.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024

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