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

But Panish asked him: In the three hours after the crash when he admitted being at the scene watching Grossman, did he ask any of the deputies about the condition of the boys?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search the property of his father, Ruben Flores, in Arroyo Grande in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 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

But it was pretty clear that her deputies had simply lost patience.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater