How to Use lawman in a Sentence

lawman

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  • Wyatt Earp was a famous American lawman of the Wild West.
  • Valadez told lawmen the bodies were moved in the white truck.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 16 Mar. 2020
  • There, a mob of 150 armed and unmasked men stormed the train, shoved the lawmen aside and took James off.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 7 July 2018
  • But the lawmen came back again and again, according to sources close to the case.
    — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Fearing for their lives, at least one of the lawmen opened fire.
    — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2018
  • On the other hand, 1883: The Bass Reeves Story brings the legendary lawman of the wild west to life.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 27 May 2022
  • The lawman — he’s named Jake, and played by Ethan Hawke — knows this stranger, Silva.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • They were known to lawmen and had been seen driving around in the area at the time Tim was shot and killed, Evans said.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al.com, 25 June 2019
  • In a chaotic scene, five of the men started firing at the lawman.
    — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 8 July 2019
  • His brand of square-jawed, slick lawman thing didn't resonate with me at all.
    — Kenny Herzog, Esquire, 14 Apr. 2015
  • Borders served as the county’s top lawman for about a decade.
    — Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • His portrayal remains one of the TV world’s gifts to fans of slick lawmen.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • The female victim told lawmen the armed intruder had just fled out of the back door of her home.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs.
    — Joshua Rivera, GQ, 2 May 2018
  • This now marks the second time Olyphant has returned to a lawman character in the past few years.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The guy who plays Jack Reacher, quasi-lawman, is Alan Ritchson.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The owner of the driveway where the homicides happened doesn't know the victims or the suspect, lawmen have said.
    — Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers, who stood and fought, were killed by the lawmen, all of whom walked away.
    — Matt Jancer, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
  • At first glance, in his navy pants and police vest, O’Rourke looks like the typical lawman.
    — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The lawman Bass Reeves died in 1910 — and then his legacy was forgotten.
    — Wil Haygood, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Williams was a beloved lawman serving his home county for more than 40 years.
    — al, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The two lawmen, along with five other agents, walked into the dusty front yard, sidestepping roosters, and banged on the front door.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
  • In a pair of photos, two white lawmen atop horses guide a bound black man with a rope down a wide and empty street.
    — Alex Horton, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Robert Hawes, the would-be challenger to Hill on whom the sheriff swore out an arrest warrant in 2018, said the lawman is relic of the past.
    — Leon Stafford, ajc, 30 Apr. 2021
  • For the lawmen, Precinct 1 covers the northeast corner of the county, while the northwest portion of the county is in Precinct 4.
    — John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2019
  • In 1886, Sam encountered lawman Frank West while at a dance.
    — Hannah Evans, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The three lawmen who’d wedged in through the door opened fire — the Olathe sergeant, a county deputy and another Olathe officer.
    — Joe Robertson, kansascity, 5 May 2018
  • The deputy who trained the fallen lawman made clear the high pitch of emotions inside the Sheriff’s Department.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Mendoza continued to threaten the victim's life and her family, shouting in Spanish in front of the lawmen.
    — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
  • Yes, Marsh was a bent lawman and a conspirator in a plot to supply missiles to terrorists who’d very much like the ability to shoot down Boeing 707s full of American taxpayers.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024

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