How to Use staffer in a Sentence

staffer

noun
  • But the staffers did not write them.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But a staffer called to warn him turnout was sparse.
    — Joshua Green, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The staffers proposed a cut of fifty per cent.
    — Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Cameras bobbed and staffers thronged.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • There may be more focus on the night shift staffers soon.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Here's what happened, as told by two ex-staffers.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The cries grew louder as the staffer cleaned the area around the boy.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • On their way out of the park for the day, the trio asked staffers to take a look.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But amid the chaos, one staffer stood out for all the wrong reasons.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The staffers on the scene said in the video that the liquid had a strong smell.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The staffers proposed a cut of 50%.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • He's alleged to have made advances on a staffer.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 May 2026
  • Merriam laid off more than a dozen staffers.
    — Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Schlapp invited the staffer to meet him for drinks that night.
    — Beth Reinhard, Isaac Arnsdorf, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Or a staffer posted it, don’t worry about it.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Should the staffer, who allegedly did it, be fired?
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The staffers said such policies are making things worse.
    — Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Later, the staffer sent a photo of her legs from mid-thigh down.
    — Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The post, which was later deleted, was blamed on a staffer.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The queen’s staffers couldn’t always be on hand to watch for her signals.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The number of staffers was reduced.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Both types of red-light cameras can co-exist in the state, the staffer said.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Her son’s day care shut down last week after a staffer came down with covid-19.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The students were all 9 years old and the staffers were in their 60s.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Riverside staffers seemed unaware and couldn’t find a key to the room for a good half hour.
    — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Few staffers who recalled him to me failed to mention his reserve.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The staffers who fill Lynn’s network appear to have no such qualms.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • Coaches and support staffers smiled.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When a staff member grabbed a trashcan from the younger boy, the boy punched the staffer four times.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 June 2022
  • Even before these new cuts, a parade of key staffers had left the Post.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

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