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

“I believe having the fire marshal conduct the study will start the conversation about leveraging existing fire and emergency response technologies and strategies to maximize housing projects.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Every desirable human trait now has champions who marshal clinical studies and colorful anecdotes to show readers how to get more of a good thing in their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 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

Rather than approaching it, the hunters returned to Fairfax and informed authorities, and a deputy sheriff and the town marshal went to investigate.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann