How to Use sheriff in a Sentence

sheriff

noun
  • The white sheriff claimed the crash killed Lee.
    — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The sheriff is running for a third term.
    — Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The sheriff has no idea where the man is being held.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The precedent will not stop with the sheriff.
    — Matthew J. Frauenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • One of the deputy sheriffs leaned onto the lever.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The sheriff’s office had been asked to take them.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The sheriff’s office sent out drones and dogs to find him.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • That statement is at odds with the sheriff’s record.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The sheriff's deputies then seem to lose their grip on him and he is rolled across the floor.
    — Jeff Pegues, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • No deputies were hurt, the sheriff's office says.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So, the sheriff won’t arrest me.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • The new sheriff is, of course, the man with his name by the ballroom door.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That was the last month she was seen by the school, the sheriff’s office has said.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Greenberg said James does not plan to run for sheriff.
    — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The sheriff has been in and out of discussions about the jail.
    — Ryan Oehrli february 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The new sheriff will serve through 2028.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Barrera said Sanchez called her when the sheriff pulled him over.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Jessie opts to call on her favorite sheriff cowboy for help.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The mosque also houses a day care or school, the sheriff said.
    — NBC News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • You were told not to come here by the sheriff’s department.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Three died in jails run by sheriffs, and one at a federal prison.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • The sheriff’s office said the child was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Washington Post, 21 June 2022
  • But the sheriff's deputies disagreed.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The dog was later put down, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The sheriff's office further added that the plane had caught fire.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Vallee did not have any weapons on him or in the car, according to the sheriff.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2022
  • What did sheriff's deputies report?
    — Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • During that time, the sheriff said, the adults were drinking.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 16 June 2024
  • See the list of Kentucky sheriffs.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The sheriff’s deputy launched a drone to search the fields surrounding the house.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

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