sheriff

Example Sentences

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They had been gathering here their whole lives, Sheriff said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Amissah, who is still a fisherman, spoke to BBC Scotland News outside Hamilton Sheriff Court alongside his fellow crew member, Kow Mensah.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

All three men gave their consent to extradition at separate hearings last October before Sheriff Julius Komorowski at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The stone Sheriff Jackson was turning o’er and o’er had one big chip right out the middle of it that showed its insides was made out of streaks of white and brown.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis