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 | [email protected], 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
  • Roebuck did say a racial slur was used against that deputy, who is Black.
    — Bianca Britton, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • The deputy then returned to the driver's side door, and both deputies put her in the vehicle.
    — CBS News, 28 July 2022
  • 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
  • In April, a sheriff’s deputy stopped Jones for driving 78 mph in a 55 zone, court records state.
    — Sarah Swetlik | [email protected], al, 8 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • The suspect reached for a gun as the deputy approached him, Baker spokesman said in a statement.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 30 July 2022
  • 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
  • One of Trump’s deputy chiefs of staff, James Blair, will be a liaison to Congress.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • And the European Parliament gives the same amount of money for each deputy to do their jobs through the hiring of a parliamentary aide.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Property owners would have to pay the sheriff's office a civil eviction fee and the hourly rate of the deputy who would have to stand by as the squatter is removed.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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