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Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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The third police officer took the green encyclopedia from his hands and left the room with it.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
No police officers were injured, and the man shot by police was reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2024
According to one police officer who spoke to the Free Press, he was escorted out of the venue.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article The lone remaining Alameda police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez pleaded not guilty Friday in a case that has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd four years ago in Minneapolis.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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police officer
noun
: a member of a police force
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