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
  • The district attorney’s office hasn’t filed charges in that case.
    — NBC News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • 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 has not yet announced any action on the case.
    — Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The district attorney got a great headline about being tough on crime.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
  • He was sentenced to more than nine years in prison, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The district attorney had not yet announced charges.
    — Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The district attorney's office said she was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — NBC News, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The district attorney's office has not announced any charges against her.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The district attorney's office has yet to respond to the motion for a change of venue.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2022
  • My charge was so bogus that even the liberal district attorney threw it out.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Montoya is the fourth district attorney to handle the case in nearly six years.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But the district attorney at the time said there was not enough evidence to bring charges against the couple.
    — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • If elected, Price would be the county’s first non-white district attorney.
    — Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 June 2022
  • Yu could face up to eight years and eight months in prison if she is convicted on all counts, the district attorney's office said.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • 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 man’s charges were later dismissed by the district attorney’s office.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The document states that some calls took place while Johnson was still the district attorney over the case.
    — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 6 May 2022
  • The district attorney’s office shared some of the footage on Facebook and in its release.
    — Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Copney and a group of friends had walked in moments prior to get snacks after a night out at a club, the district attorney said.
    — Caroline Silva, ajc, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The district attorney's office was seeking jail time.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

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