How to Use district attorney in a Sentence

district attorney

noun
  • The district attorney agreed and said the system was flawed.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Claustro was a deputy district attorney at the time.
    — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The district attorney’s office did not share the name or age of the victim.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The district attorney wants to keep him in jail until his trial.
    — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The district attorney had not yet announced charges.
    — Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • My charge was so bogus that even the liberal district attorney threw it out.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
  • All of their attorneys are calling on the district attorney to drop the charges.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The district attorney won her reelection bid that year.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
  • Irene Lee has been a lawyer for 18 years, mainly as a deputy district attorney.
    — John Seiler, Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • Earlier this week, the district attorney dropped the charges against the adult woman.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Glen Rose then referred the case to the district attorney's office.
    — Maya Rosenberg, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The council refers more than half of the reports to local district attorneys, but most take no action.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • At issue in the dispute is what should be done with a growing pile of money the district attorney’s lawyers have won.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • First, there’s a new district attorney in Reeves County.
    — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The district attorney's office was seeking jail time.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Toney has served as the district attorney of Fond du Lac County for more than a decade.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Toney has served as the district attorney of Fond du Lac County for more than a decade.
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The sentences will be served at the same time, according to the district attorney's office.
    — Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Givens resigned from the bench in December to run for district attorney.
    — Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Police have been in contact with the district attorney’s office but so far no one has been formally charged.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But its passage did not quiet criticism from the state’s district attorneys.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The district attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The district attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The stakes are especially high for district attorney races.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This task currently falls on district attorneys.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The district attorney’s office did not say how the women are related to each other.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The charges are in a criminal complaint, the district attorney's office said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Blood testing showed no traces of alcohol or drugs in her system, and the district attorney declined to file charges against her.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • McBride left his car and approached Franklin, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Benjamin raped the woman, stole cash from her and then left, according to the district attorney’s office.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

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