: an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (such as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
Examples of sheriff in a Sentence
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The body of Brings Plenty was found and identified after Johnson County, Kansas, deputies were dispatched to an area in reference to an unoccupied vehicle on Friday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
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Kelly Murray, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office later began a homicide investigation.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office in Johnson County, Kansas, shared in a news release that deputies were called to Homestead Lane at approximately 11:45 a.m. Friday in reference to an unoccupied vehicle.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Anyone with information about his death was asked to call the sheriff’s office at 913-782-0720.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
The accusations According to the sheriff’s office, Chitty plied the 15-year-old girl with alcohol and molested her while she was passed out March 3 on a couch inside his church, First Baptist, 200 62nd St. in the Marathon.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the sheriff's office.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office did not respond to a request for comment on VitalCore’s lawsuit out of Delaware.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Kelly Murray, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office later began a homicide investigation.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office in Johnson County, Kansas, shared in a news release that deputies were called to Homestead Lane at approximately 11:45 a.m. Friday in reference to an unoccupied vehicle.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Anyone with information about his death was asked to call the sheriff’s office at 913-782-0720.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
The accusations According to the sheriff’s office, Chitty plied the 15-year-old girl with alcohol and molested her while she was passed out March 3 on a couch inside his church, First Baptist, 200 62nd St. in the Marathon.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the sheriff's office.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office did not respond to a request for comment on VitalCore’s lawsuit out of Delaware.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
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sheriff
noun
sher·iff
ˈsher-əf 
: an official of a county who is in charge of enforcing the law
Etymology
Middle English shirreve "sheriff," from Old English scīrgerēfa "sheriff," from scīr "shire, county" and gerēfa "a government agent"
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