How to Use marshal in a Sentence

marshal

1 of 2 noun
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  • Berlant, the fire marshal, said the point of origin of the fire has been identified.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Cobbs was put in the custody of deputy marshals, who were told to return him to D.C.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The fire marshal shut the show down the last minute because the venue was over capacity.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • Reeves was the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • In the process, one of the wheels flew off, passed through a small opening in the fence, and killed a track marshal named Graham Beveridge.
    — Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The state fire marshal says the initial firefighters on the scene were not informed of the toxins while putting out the fire.
    — Quartz, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The fire marshal has started a blog to help residents of the area stay informed.
    — oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Cofield smiled at her before a U.S. marshal escorted him out of the room.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Reardon, the fire marshal, urged Ohioans to learn about fire safety and teach others as well.
    — Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The fire marshal had determined that tiki torch fluid was used to start the blaze.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Cammack called Paxton when the marshals showed up to his office.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The Owls’ home arena, which can hold about 3,000 fans if the fire marshal isn’t looking, might sell out next season.
    — Tim Reynolds, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The cause of the fire is under investigation by the state fire marshal.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2023
  • In Florida, the state CFO also serves as state fire marshal.
    — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Liang asked as deputy US marshals prepared to escort him from the courtroom in shackles.
    — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • Soon, the marshals service sent out a wanted poster listing McGrath’s height, weight and charges.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The teacher is a school marshal, which is why the educator was armed on campus.
    — Valeria Olivares, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Fire marshals determined that the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • That’s when Brown was trying to keep the Mar talk, the marshals out of canceling it nationally.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Both have new roles in the department as Captain McKay will be the fire marshal for the city and will be in charge of the fire prevention bureau.
    — cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022
  • And the state fire marshal has lifted the self-serve ban every summer since 2020 during wildfires or heat waves.
    — oregonlive, 21 June 2023
  • Without her actions, this fire could have quickly spread upwards on the vinyl siding, the state fire marshal said.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Randolph then asked the alternate juror to follow a marshal out of court.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Atlantic County's bomb squad and the state fire marshal were among emergency units that responded to the scene.
    — Joseph P. Smith, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Before he was escorted out by U.S. marshals, Saipov seemed relaxed and shook the hands of one defense lawyer.
    — Larry Neumeister, ajc, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The homeowner gave lawmen permission for the marshals to enter the home.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The state fire marshal’s amusement ride safety unit has not determined the cause of the derailment, according to the tweet.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The fire marshal said the fire was accidental and caused by an electrical failure.
    — Aegis Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The roof was small, and quickly filled beyond what any fire marshal would likely consider safe.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • According to the marshals, the victim is 21-year-old Patricia Fowler — though there are no details about her death, or why she was killed.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
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marshal

2 of 2 verb
  • She carefully marshaled her thoughts before answering the question.
  • To marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2020
  • The trick is going to be finding out who gets to marshal that bloc and to what aims.
    — Liz Elting, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The Thomases are able to marshal resources that would never be available to the staff attending to their needs.
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Countries use them to marshal resources and waive rules in order to ease a crisis.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The founders invoked slavery as a rallying cry to marshal their forces.
    — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • That’s right, all of you cynical souls out there who don’t think the government knows how to marshal its resources to solve the big crises of our time.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Sep. 2021
  • So why do those who take offense at comedy feel the need to marshal campaigns against the comic?
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Not least, a firm set of guiding principles also helped marshal the unruly cadre on her side of the aisle.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The students marshaled everyone who was around for the first meeting after the policies passed — about eight teens.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The fires have forced state and federal officials to marshal armies of people and resources at all cost.
    — New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Efforts to marshal the funding have been complicated by debates about whether the aid should take the form of loans or grants.
    — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2021
  • And that the collective energy in this dazzling field is marshaled in the cause of better serving the art and the audience.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Resources are being marshaled to help those who made the expensive pilgrimage to the playa.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • For the past three weeks, Farah and other Sudanese in Cairo have been marshaling resources to help their countrymen.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • Ballet had already taught her how to marshal control over her gestures, to smooth over her pain for the sake of appearance.
    — Hannah Zeavin, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But the fights that Trump has tried to marshal this energy behind have often been small and personal.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The heedless rush to splash the story onto the screen leads to an appalling waste of the formidable talents marshalled to depict it.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • His only path is to recoup some of his losses with seniors, and at the same time, marshal a gigantic turnout from his base, says Borick.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • His job is to dream the future, and then to marshal the city’s gargantuan bureaucracy to get those dreams built.
    — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This might be where the television medium exceeds the power of orthodoxy to marshal it.
    — Kathryn Reklis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Unlike many great athletes who’ve made lousy coaches, Sanders knows how to marshal his story not to burnish his past but to build a future.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The offensive kicked off in the spring when the snow had cleared, but by that time Russia had marshaled its forces and taken up strong defensive positions.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • But while cinemas marshal our gaze — from special seats in dark rooms, surrounded by strangers — the movies are largely what keep us there.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2020
  • As the state’s top lawyer, Paxton has broad discretion to determine how to marshal the office’s lawyers and resources.
    — Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Whoever grabbed market share would be able to marshal the future of e-commerce.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Most nonprofits were working on a case-by-case basis, doubling down on strategies that seemed to work and avoiding those that failed to marshal funds.
    — Robin Ganzert, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • Then settle in, marshal your 300 horses with that six-speed manual 'box, and ride for Valhalla (along with your dog Spot).
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 4 June 2023
  • It was renewed annually until last July, when the coalition failed to marshal the votes and the ban expired.
    — Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Tempe was offering, Molina was finally able to marshal the resources her town needed to fend off the virus.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 17 June 2021

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