How to Use staff in a Sentence

staff

1 of 2 noun
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  • The staff is at a meeting.
  • She's a new member of the staff.
  • The entire staff has done a great job this year.
  • The general's staff is planning the army's next move.
  • Then the rest of the staff joined them on the wet grass for one final meeting.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The club’s staff fought back when the youths tried to throw glass bottles at the bouncer and force their way in.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 29 July 2023
  • Moore’s staff said 17 of the past 20 budgets also had built-in deficits.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • She was helped to the bench with her arms draped over the shoulders of two team staff members.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The runways will stay closed today, and the staff will reassess.
    — The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Walk in without a reservation, and the staff briefly explains the deal.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The honor, for the next year, of delivering those baguettes to Mr. Macron and his staff.
    — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The coaching staff praised him at the time as a constant standout in practice.
    — Michael Niziolek, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The re-org will involve cutting content and staff in Africa and the Middle East.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The recount should be over by the end of the day Monday, a commission staff member said.
    — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2024
  • There’s also a family room, a 500-square-foot eat-in kitchen with views over the city, a large pantry, and a staff kitchen/lounge.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
  • If all goes well, they could be added to the staff in their return from right elbow injuries.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • And no doubt that would be welcome to restaurant staff as a deterrent to overindulging guests.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, Moya is just one of a team of 20 staff servicing Villa Avellana’s guests.
    — Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • When families check in, a staff member presents the child with the key, which opens a secret closet behind the desk.
    — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2023
  • These are staff members who leave a company and rejoin the ranks at a later date.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Included in the asking price is a second, 950-square-foot apartment in the building for guests or staff.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The three men agreed to sign Messi in 2000 after the young teen impressed coaches and staff during a two-week trial run in Barcelona.
    — TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Jeremiah Manion of the Globe staff contributed to this report.
    — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • Students, faculty and staff can report threat concerns to the team.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The staff members include the fire chief, two deputy chiefs, three lieutenants and nine firefighters, some of whom are also paramedics.
    — The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
  • On top of that, the department was short on staff, mired in scandal and often at odds with county leaders.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • More than two hours before the first pitch, a line wound around the MLB merchandise tent as staff let fans inside in groups to prevent crowding in the store.
    — Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The staff is available to answer questions about existing VA benefits claims and how to file a new one.
    — The Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2023
  • On one occasion last summer, Shelby says the member of staff she had been warned about grabbed her and pushed her onto his groin.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2023
  • The third season ratchets up the contrast between Slough House and its glitzy counterpart, the Park, where the agents are in good standing, the lights are bright and the staff is stylish, safe and well-funded.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
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staff

2 of 2 verb
  • We'll need 300 workers to properly staff the hotel.
  • That would be enough to staff every bookstore and news stand in the L.A. area.
    — Emily Sabens, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Church of the Highlands has staffed the event with more than 1,800 volunteers.
    — Greg Garrison | , al, 28 July 2023
  • The same month, a top aide for Walters warned in emails to staff that anyone caught leaking to the press would be fired.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The recreation area is staffed by lifeguards during the summer months.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The sick left the Gaza Strip and boarded a plane which was staffed with doctors who tended to patients throughout the flight.
    — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Elsewhere, there’s a large kitchen, a game room, and, nipped away on the garden level, staffing quarters.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • They were staffed by hard-working employees who wanted to help change the world.
    — John Torous, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • See Burke’s memo to staff about Diederich’s departure in full below.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The Qatar Red Crescent is planning to build and staff a field hospital in southern Gaza.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Service Hub The store’s service hub is staffed for both online and in-store pickups and returns.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • There were no lifeguards staffing the swimming area at the time of the incident, according to the release.
    — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Will the store be fully staffed and functioning on opening day?
    — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Building a workforce to staff the new chip factories will be where the bill succeeds or fails.
    — Will Rinehart, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • He was staffed as a writer for the first time on Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
  • It will be staffed by Europeans for the first five years, according to BioNTech.
    — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But against the advice of many, the U.N. pulled out before Haitian police were fully staffed and trained, and the quick and steady power grab by gangs began.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
  • In addition to acting in Étoile, Glick is also staffed as a writer on the series.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And the unit that flagged the item wasn’t staffed the day of the party to potentially catch other references in real-time.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But the recovery came with challenges caused by staffing changes and industry shifts.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Historians say the most notorious slavers used their wealth to fund the bank or staff it.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Meanwhile, dozens of volunteers staffed food and drink tents, as well as ticket and raffle booths.
    — Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, as soon as the baby is placed in the box, an alarm goes off inside the fire station or hospital, which must be staffed 24 hours a day.
    — al, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The stores are staffed by volunteers and proceeds support the local libraries.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Both the fire engines and ambulances will remain fully staffed at all times.
    — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The lawsuit accused the company of not properly staffing the boat.
    — Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Some platoons are mostly staffed by soldiers who have been wounded and returned to fight.
    — Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The health center just off the building’s main lobby is staffed by a nurse practitioner and others.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Once Matthew received his acceptance, Magdalena sent the video to staff at the school, who then shared it on social media.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023
  • But staffing the checkpoint proved time consuming and the effort was abandoned the effort after three months.
    — Emiliano Rodríguez Mega César Rodríguez, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023

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