bailiff
Example Sentences
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Similarly bailiff repossessions were rising again after a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
The department spokesperson said in an emailed statement last week that it had launched criminal and internal administrative investigations into Devoe, who worked as a bailiff at the Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025
Some of the people who worked with Ferguson — including his bailiff and his clerk — took the witness stand to say he was a “peaceful” person.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
The former deputy, Ben Fields, was Stines' successor as bailiff.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024
“You’re not dead. No need to call the bailiff to cart you off. Now out of that heap and away.”
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
