marshal

Example Sentences

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Attendees had to be turned away from one breakfast meeting with top military brass because of legal limits enforced by a fire marshal.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

If the state fire marshal recommends new policy, the draft reads, the change should only be from a three-story maximum up to four.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

As a semiautonomous Danish territory, Greenland is protected by NATO, which would not only marshal the U.S. military to respond to any attack but would also rally the alliance’s other 31 countries.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

The U.S. military operation required more firepower than a U.S. marshal typically carries.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

Mr. Flux’s Time Suck bucked after them like a marshal chasing stagecoach robbers in the old black-and-white Westerns Grandma liked.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles