police car

noun

: a car used by police officers

Examples of police car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the video, the detainee appears to be handcuffed in the back of a police car, wearing a hospital gown. Melissa Alonso, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 More:Detroit man eating chicken wings while driving hits state police car More:2 killed in high-speed Dearborn crash ID’d; 2 of 4 passengers still hospitalized Police encourage drivers to exercise caution and obey speed limits at all times, particularly in active construction zones, Gonzalez said. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024 Four-year-old John Duvall followed his grandfather everywhere — in the police car, tractor and pretty much anywhere Deputy Sheriff Frank John Miller would take him, Duvall recalled. Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 Eight people were also arrested in Hartlepool, where a police car was set on fire by protestors. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police car 

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“Police car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20car. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

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