Below you will find example sentences with "attorney general". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Attorney General in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: general
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 39
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 28.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "attorney general" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a state attorney general is not, after the attorney general announced the, office, former and barr stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with district attorney, director general, general elections, director general, inspector general and brigadier general, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with attorney general
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Attorney General Merrick Garland, joined by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray. (16 words)
When Trump took office, Sally Yates, who had been Deputy Attorney General under Obama, became acting Attorney General. (18 words)
According to the complaint, other messages targeted US Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York Attorney General Letitia James. (19 words)
In the past, Congress has held Cabinet officials in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a House subpoena, including Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in 2019 and then-Attorney General Eric Holder in 2012. (40 words)
New Jersey attorney general takes over police department: Three weeks after a deadly police shooting in Paterson, N.J., the state’s attorney general will take over the day-to-day operations of the city’s police department. (38 words)
Mr. Fitzgerald, then a United States attorney in Chicago, was appointed as a special counsel by James B. Comey, then the deputy attorney general, after Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself from the investigation. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
South Carolina attorney general to U.S. Senate leadership this week expressing his strong support for the confirmation of former Florida attorney general as the nation’s next attorney general.
Crossfire Hurricane also turns it guns on Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general; Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general; William Barr, the current attorney general; and Sarah Sanders, Trump’s former spokeswoman.
On Friday, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro all said their offices had opened investigations into the recently disclosed breach.
Mr. Fitzgerald, then a United States attorney in Chicago, was appointed as a special counsel by James B. Comey, then the deputy attorney general, after Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself from the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case alongside Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Ebert, who also serves as a prosecutor with the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
According to the complaint, other messages targeted US Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, joined by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
But if all of that doesn’t stop the problem, and if a state attorney general is not willing to act and fulfill the attorney general’s responsibility, we will sue people.
Meanwhile, the Governor said he forwarded the audit on Assistance Grants to the Attorney General’s Office for the Attorney General to assess whether the government should pursue the recovery of funds.
New Jersey attorney general takes over police department: Three weeks after a deadly police shooting in Paterson, N.J., the state’s attorney general will take over the day-to-day operations of the city’s police department.
The settlement with Google over its location tracking practices, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson, was the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever.
When Trump took office, Sally Yates, who had been Deputy Attorney General under Obama, became acting Attorney General.
In the past, Congress has held Cabinet officials in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a House subpoena, including Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in 2019 and then-Attorney General Eric Holder in 2012.
The Attorney General said he risked causing Justice Persaud to “descend further” if he responded to the other injudicious and disparaging remarks directed to the Office of the Attorney General.
The report notes, "Senate Republicans welcomed the rapid substitution of former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi as Trump’s pick for attorney general after Gaetz announced his withdrawal.
Attorney General Steve Marshall released a statement and commended the members of the attorney general’s office who have worked on the case for years.
Dr Majoro, King Letsie III, the Office of Attorney General and Acting Attorney General Tšebang Putsoane are first to fourth respondents respectively in the lawsuit.
Gohmert also attended a hearing with Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, and was captured on video walking closely behind Barr without a mask on as the attorney general entered the hearing room.
Instead, Banjo leaves the explanations to the Utah Attorney General’s Office and, specifically, Ric Cantrell, chief of staff to Attorney General Sean Reyes.
Mueller told Barr after the attorney general announced the declination that the attorney general hadn’t fully captured his conclusions.