How to Use deputy in a Sentence

deputy

noun
  • The deputies said Thomas tried to grab one of their guns.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The deputy said the Focus crossed into the fog line on the road.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The bizarre case started when deputies went to the 5500 block of North Ocean Blvd.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
  • When the door opens, the deputy yells for Fortson to step back.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 31 May 2024
  • At first, deputies weren’t able to find the other body on the 40-acre farm.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The mantle fell to Hastert of Illinois, the chief deputy whip.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The deputies turned on their emergency lights and tried to get Copeland to pull over.
    Daniella Silva, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Her husband was killed in a shootout with deputies outside the bar.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Once the chase got to Chilton County, deputies there also joined in.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 June 2023
  • That is not the right that was afforded to our deputy three days ago out here across the street.
    Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Cure turns and begins walking toward the deputy and grabs the Taser wire.
    Steve Almasy, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The lockdown was lifted, and deputies remained on campus for the rest of the school day.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
  • That means that for now, neither the D.A. nor her deputy will have to testify in that case.
    Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The gate went through the windshield and pinned the 36-year-old deputy to his seat, according to The Oklahoman.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Well, he is supposed to approve leave slips for his deputy.
    Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • Shaouni asks the deputy after stepping out of the police cruiser.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Court records did not indicate if the deputies had lawyers to speak on their behalf.
    CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Volunteers are a second set of eyes and ears for deputies.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • And then, on the morning of the first of August, the deputy director of Lefortovo comes in.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Later that day, deputies were again called to the woman’s home, the department said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
  • After the two left the uncle’s home, the man called his uncle saying he was lost, deputies said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 June 2024
  • The other occupants of the boat heard Crane fall off and struggled to find him amid the darkness, Troup deputies said.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 7 June 2023
  • At that point, the deputy opens fire from inside the vehicle, letting off one or two shots.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • The deputy wrote that he‘d left copies of receipt forms for the weapons on the front door so that Gray could pick them up later at the sheriff’s office.
    Russ Bynum and Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Our deputy editor's 10-month-old mixed-breed pup adores this toy.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Sheriff’s deputies learned the child had been with her father when the pickup went into the water.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
  • Advertisement Kessler, of Thousand Oaks, was struck in the head, knocked backward and hit his head on the ground, deputies said.
    Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • When deputies entered, Shari was in her bedroom to the right of the front entry, according to the affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The cut was made that afternoon, with two sheriff’s deputies looking on.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The county took an aggressive security posture in 2022, with deputies locking down the parking lot of the building minutes after polls closed.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024

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