sheriff

Example Sentences

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She described receiving the letter, also delivered by sheriff officers at her front door, as "intimidating".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The specific agreement made with ICE by the Mille Lacs sheriff appears to have been initially unlawful, according to an opinion from the Minnesota attorney general’s office included in the documents.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

And the sheriff had qualified immunity from the malicious prosecution claim because at the time Gonzalez was arrested, the 5th U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Not one deputy, not one sheriff, nobody has ever brought to light what they did to Joseph.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The sheriff doesn’t look much like Sandy—he looks more like Mikey, with a sunburn spreading across his nose, puffy cheeks, and those small, pale, watery eyes.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender