How to Use bailiff in a Sentence

bailiff

noun

• Ashley's order requires the sheriff to staff two bailiffs in felony criminal courts; one bailiff in family court and misdemeanor court; and staff other courts as needed.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
• One of the bailiffs had his hands on the back of Manson’s chair.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019
• At the end of the day, bailiffs handcuffed him and took him back to jail.
  — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 11 July 2018
• Vaughan tried to grab a bailiff's weapon, the SBI said.
  — Alta Spells and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
• At about 5 p.m., bailiffs left to get an evening meal for the jury.
  — Ruth Ann Krause, Post-Tribune, 12 May 2017
• The bailiff reached over the witness stand to push the barrel toward the floor.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
• The judge thanked the jury, and a bailiff escorted them out of the room.
  — Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
• The other juror then informed the judge in a note through the bailiff.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2022
• After the hearing, the same bailiff, shook his hand and said good luck.
  — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
• The foreperson gave it to the bailiff, who delivered it to Maj.
  — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021
• The bailiff blocked him, the two grappled, and the bailiff shouted that Vaughan had his gun.
  — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 17 June 2024
• Two women hugged and cried, and a bailiff brought them a box of tissues.
  — Dallas News, 4 May 2022
• To the court clerks, to the bailiffs, to the prosecution, even the circumstances are grim.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• The bailiff said his fans have now begun to send letters.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2021
• When a bailiff tried to grab Resiles by the jumpsuit, the clothing slipped right off.
  — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Nov. 2019
• More than two dozen bailiffs lined the courtroom and the hallway outside.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2019
• The bailiff led the shackled teenager out of the courtroom, and the judge called the next case on his calendar.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
• The bailiff didn’t hear the fowl the first day, according to court documents.
  — Adam Nossiter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
• Yet, this is who Kemp and the unidentified bailiff chose to coddle and cry over.
  — Kirsten West Savali, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
• Sitting in the wrong position could earn a stern word from a bailiff.
  — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, 12 June 2018
• Five male bailiffs stood near the table where Manson sat.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019
• So the bailiffs returned and locked them out, and a moving crew hauled their belongings to the curb.
  — Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• The bailiff had handed her stuffed animals over the years and the judge always tried to find a safe place for her.
  — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020
• The bailiff had a gash on his head and scratches on his neck, while the officer had a broken hand, the SBI said.
  — Alta Spells and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
• The hearing rooms often have a bailiff, and students sometimes are sworn in at a lectern.
  — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2022
• The bailiff escorted him from the dais to another room.
  — Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2021
• The foreperson gave it to the bailiff, a soldier in battle dress, who delivered it to Maj.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• Minutes later, back in the courtroom, the bailiff said that Leclair was throwing up, Howard said.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
• Even when the court offered him a chance to step down from the stand, the Bears coach waved off the bailiff and volunteered to take as many questions as there were.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Earlier this month, a bailiff shot and killed a man during an eviction on Detroit’s west side.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024