Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd 
: the detective department of the London metropolitan police
Examples of Scotland Yard in a Sentence
The case is being investigated by Scotland Yard.
Recent Examples on the Web
After a £100,000 (almost $127,000) reward was announced, the painting was found by Charles Hill, a former Scotland Yard officer who was a leading art detective at the time, seven years later.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
According to Variety in 2017, Scotland Yard began an investigation into a claim that a man who is believed to be Spacey assaulted a 23-year-old bartender in London in 2008.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 5 June 2024
Found with the help of Scotland Yard and the Pinkerton detective agency, she was brought back for trial.
—Marcia Biederman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
Lewis was to help coordinate with Scotland Yard and Parliamentary investigators.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 June 2024
Born June 3, 1949, Gelder made his first appearances on British television in 1972, appearing in the police procedural New Scotland Yard.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Ably assisted by some friends — a maverick Scotland Yard detective and a female journalist determined to make a name for herself — Veronica and Stoker take death-defying risks in their quest to ensure the dead woman’s murderer is brought to justice.
—Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
As a former agent of both MI5 and Scotland Yard, Clarence is no stranger to shadowy plots.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
Or for the rot lurking in the heart of Scotland Yard.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
According to Variety in 2017, Scotland Yard began an investigation into a claim that a man who is believed to be Spacey assaulted a 23-year-old bartender in London in 2008.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 5 June 2024
Found with the help of Scotland Yard and the Pinkerton detective agency, she was brought back for trial.
—Marcia Biederman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
Lewis was to help coordinate with Scotland Yard and Parliamentary investigators.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 June 2024
Born June 3, 1949, Gelder made his first appearances on British television in 1972, appearing in the police procedural New Scotland Yard.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Ably assisted by some friends — a maverick Scotland Yard detective and a female journalist determined to make a name for herself — Veronica and Stoker take death-defying risks in their quest to ensure the dead woman’s murderer is brought to justice.
—Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
As a former agent of both MI5 and Scotland Yard, Clarence is no stranger to shadowy plots.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
Or for the rot lurking in the heart of Scotland Yard.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
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Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd
: the detective division of the London area police
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