attorney

Example Sentences

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With no one above him in the office, that title leaves Essayli as the de facto U.S. attorney.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“He’s a real lawyer,” said Doug Gansler, a former Democratic attorney general in Maryland who worked with Blanche in private practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Plus, the attorney general learned she was out during a short limo ride with Trump, and Hegseth removed the Army’s top general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, the latest in a line of high-profile Trump administration women to be sacked in recent weeks.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

It was now clear why the doctors had summoned not the sheriff or a prosecutor but Bill Smith’s personal attorney.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann