How to Use in the line of duty in a Sentence

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• That compares to 100 deaths per year in the line of duty.
  — cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
• Mike is no stranger to tragedies in the line of duty, either.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Scott was on duty during the Sept. 11 attacks and died in the line of duty.
  — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
• The death of Sir marked only the second time a San Diego police dog has been killed in the line of duty.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• Brown, 45, is one of 13 firefighters killed in the line of duty in the United States so far this year.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
• Sir is the second dog to die in the line of duty in the department since the program began.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• Death of a first responder who dies while serving in the line of duty.
  — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2024
• Forty-seven officers were shot and killed in the line of duty in 2023.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
• Cordero was the first Riverside County deputy killed in the line of duty since 2003, Bianco said.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• Cordero was the first Riverside County deputy killed in the line of duty since 2003, Bianco said.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• Deputy Leising was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday evening.
  — CBS News, 8 May 2023
• Nix was the 77th Dallas police officer to die in the line of duty.
  — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
• Nothem, 36, is the first Carrollton officer to die in the line of duty.
  — Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Smith is the second ISP trooper to be killed in the line of duty this year while deploying spike strips.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2023
• Deputy Tobin Bolter became the first death in the agency’s history in the line of duty.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
• In North Carolina, the number of officers killed in the line of duty has climbed since 2014.
  — Ames Alexander and, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
• Wednesday’s shooting was the third time a Dallas officer has been shot in the line of duty this year.
  — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
• It is named in memory of a young police officer who was killed in the line of duty.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
• The crash comes months after the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department mourned the loss of two deputies killed in the line of duty in two weeks.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• The crash comes months after the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department mourned the loss of two deputies killed in the line of duty in two weeks.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• Cannon was the first Black police officer in Charlotte killed in the line of duty.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
• The spokesman said badges of officers who are killed or die in the line of duty have their sequence numbers retired.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
• The incident marked the 54th killing of an Oakland police officer in the line of duty.
  — David Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2023
• The officers were the second and third officers to die in the line of duty this year in Wisconsin.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
• In July 2001, Harold was killed in the line of duty, and another of Presley's uncles filled the vacant seat.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• After the national anthem, there was a moment of silence for the officers who had died in the line of duty in the past year.
  — Jared Quigg, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
• In recent years, studies have shown that more officers have died by suicide than the number killed in the line of duty.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• Nor, for that matter, are there any federal guidelines on how less-lethals should be used by police in the line of duty.
  — Wil Sands, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
• Johnson is the son of a firefighter, who was critically burned and disabled in the line of duty.
  — Eliza Collins, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
• Bristol Public Schools were closed on Friday to honor the officers killed in the line of duty in a shooting on Oct. 12.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 21 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024