staff
noun
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
staffed
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past participleof staff.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof staff.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
staffnouna group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
Example Sentences
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That’s a big drop when you consider the fact that outside of New York City, more than 80% to 85% of fire departments are staffed by volunteers, according to the same organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The team, which is staffed 24 hours a day, shared the man's posts with five police stations in Huangshi.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He began opening small nurseries, staffed by volunteers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A China-based app studio built a network of more than 20 dating apps that claimed to be staffed by real people but were secretly run by Claude.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
They will take me to the Children’s Aid Society, a place staffed by friendly social workers who keep the children in their care warm and dry and fed.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
