deputy sheriff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of deputy sheriff
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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In 2014, graduated from a police academy in New York and was sworn in as a deputy sheriff for the Department of Public Safety.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
The son of a deputy sheriff, he played varsity baseball in high school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo is defending her seat representing the Santa Clarita area against Patrick Lee Gipson, a retired deputy sheriff who the state Republican Party hopes can flip the district in the November election.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
A dozen years ago, John Mark Dougan, a former deputy sheriff in Palm Beach County, Fla., sent voters an email posing as a county commissioner, urging them to oppose the re-election of the county’s sheriff.
From New York Times • May 29, 2024
“What about Mel, here? He’s not going to fly alone—” The Milagro deputy sheriff, Meliton Naranjo, raised his hand to waist level and mumbled unintelligibly.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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