deputies

Example Sentences

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The parliament will choose the new presiding officer, as well as two deputies, in a secret ballot.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

A sheriff’s spokesperson said deputies completed a sweep of the property shortly before noon and found no evidence to support the caller’s threat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But once in office he and the deputies he hired, especially Vinay Prasad, did the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

County supervisors have called for an investigation into the sheriff’s response, though he has said his deputies acted appropriately.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It might be the black Mercedes of the casque-bleus, Mobutu’s deputies come to take our measly harvest to help finance another palace.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver