How to Use officer in a Sentence

officer

1 of 2 noun

• The officer was struck in the leg and missed several months of work.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
• One of the two MCC officers shot the suspect and he was declared dead at the scene, Trent said.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
• The dog runs toward officers, then turns to Rose and attacks him, pulling him to the ground, the video shows.
  — Polo Sandoval, CNN, 26 July 2023
• The woman was identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe and the two officers were not named in the suit.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• The officer opened fire on Laing as the man kicked open the door to his neighbor’s home, according to both the report and the bodycam video.
  — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
• But surely any officer in the King’s army would have been force-fed Virgil at school?
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
• But Jason was gone and officers were unable to find him.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• The encounter was caught on cameras worn by both officers.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
• One of the officers involved in that fatal shooting, Sgt.
  — Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• As alleged, the defendant opened fire and took the officer’s life and tried to shoot another member of the NYPD.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
• Lane said the quick response from his officers led to the suspect, who still had the gun when he was taken into custody.
  — CBS News, 12 July 2023
• One job Meyer is hoping to fill soon is chief ethics officer.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2023
• Phoenix needs about 500 more officers to be fully staffed.
  — Robert Klemko, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
• Morale in the department was low, and officers were leaving faster than they could be replaced.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
• The Sox continue to plod through what well could be the final weeks of Chaim Bloom’s tenure as chief baseball officer.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• Police seized the knife from him in between his barrage of attacks on officers.
  — Michael Kunzelman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
• The officer’s rounds can be seen shattering the back windows of the vehicle in dash camera video.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• The Portland Police Bureau said in a news release that the boy was pronounced dead at the scene by the time officers responded to the house on the city's northeast side.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• The last state sentence of the officers marks the end of original prosecutions for those involved in Floyd's death.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
• The animal ran away from its trailer and was found by officers that morning.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2024
• The officer was treated at Decatur Morgan Hospital for the bite, which broke the skin, the sheriff’s office said.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 31 Aug. 2023
• The officer saw the driver throw a cup out the window along with another unidentified object in the 3500 block of Cherokee Road.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 26 July 2023
• The officers listed on the site have conservative ties.
  — Carmen Nesbitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
• The allegations against Cole and Warner-Sims are some of the most egregious the department’s officers have faced.
  — Staff Reports, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
• One officer fired his gun, then another officer fired, and a third shocked the dog with a Taser, according to the video and the women’s accounts.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• The officers would then plot the attacks on maps that also showed Marine positions.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
• The remaining four officers have all pleaded not guilty to both federal and state charges.
  — Jessica Jaglois, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• It can also be used when officers are doing more proactive police work in an area.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
• After a brief argument, in which the officers made light of his name, the rapper was put in a choke hold, slammed against the pavement, and then charged with resisting arrest.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• The officer who shot him was also seen in videos on social media administering CPR to those who had been injured.
  — Sandi Sidhu, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024

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officer

2 of 2 verb

• Morales lived at the home with her mother, but police have not explicitly said whether that is who officers found.
  — Zach Murdock, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• Peters also shared with the outlet that officers reportedly told her that Mills’ body was found in the back of a semi-truck.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2019
• A Jacksonville man was showing off a wad of cash in a Facebook Live video when law officers raided his home and arrested him on drug charges.
  — Kyra Gurney, miamiherald, 2 June 2017
• This time officers not only trashed her research, but drove her out of meetings and sent a man to wreck her testing clinic with a birdcage pole.
  — The Economist, 10 Oct. 2019
• The new hire will oversee a team of psychologists in every borough who officers can turn to in a time of need, Monahan said.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2020
• Of the 12 Warren County officers named, four are still employed there, according to the sheriff's office.
  — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Police said the homeowner took a picture of the woman, who officers recognized as Nazario-Colon.
  — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2018
• McInnis appeared to pull his gun up to his stomach, prompting the officers to tackle him and McCoy, who officers feared had a gun in his waistband, the report said.
  — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• The 41-year-old Rocky River man, who officers learned had arrests warrants from two other law enforcement agencies, was found in the building and removed.
  — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
• San Francisco police shot and killed a man who officers say was stabbing another man on the city’s busy downtown Market Street on Wednesday.
  — Paul Elias, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
• In a court filing, a police lieutenant said security footage shows a man who officers identified as Pendleton trying to get into the building.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Arizona Department of Public Safety officers only let a few protesters up at a time due to fire-code restrictions.
  — Nathan J. Fish, azcentral, 19 June 2018
• Police say security footage shows a man who officers identified as Pendleton trying to get into the building.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
• Clark County officers responded to a call from the Charlestown Police Department around noon about a missing person who officers believed was suicidal and had a handgun.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2019
• Three people who officers had taken into custody in the house before the shooting started were also safely evacuated, police said.
  — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2019
• The goal is to connect people in mental health crisis who officers encounter on the street to appropriate treatment and community resources to reduce their contacts with police and the criminal justice system.
  — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Morales lived at the home with her mother, but police have not explicitly said whether that is who officers found.
  — Zach Murdock, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• Peters also shared with the outlet that officers reportedly told her that Mills’ body was found in the back of a semi-truck.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2019
• A Jacksonville man was showing off a wad of cash in a Facebook Live video when law officers raided his home and arrested him on drug charges.
  — Kyra Gurney, miamiherald, 2 June 2017
• This time officers not only trashed her research, but drove her out of meetings and sent a man to wreck her testing clinic with a birdcage pole.
  — The Economist, 10 Oct. 2019
• The new hire will oversee a team of psychologists in every borough who officers can turn to in a time of need, Monahan said.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2020
• Of the 12 Warren County officers named, four are still employed there, according to the sheriff's office.
  — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Police said the homeowner took a picture of the woman, who officers recognized as Nazario-Colon.
  — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2018
• McInnis appeared to pull his gun up to his stomach, prompting the officers to tackle him and McCoy, who officers feared had a gun in his waistband, the report said.
  — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• The 41-year-old Rocky River man, who officers learned had arrests warrants from two other law enforcement agencies, was found in the building and removed.
  — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
• San Francisco police shot and killed a man who officers say was stabbing another man on the city’s busy downtown Market Street on Wednesday.
  — Paul Elias, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
• In a court filing, a police lieutenant said security footage shows a man who officers identified as Pendleton trying to get into the building.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Arizona Department of Public Safety officers only let a few protesters up at a time due to fire-code restrictions.
  — Nathan J. Fish, azcentral, 19 June 2018
• Police say security footage shows a man who officers identified as Pendleton trying to get into the building.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
• Clark County officers responded to a call from the Charlestown Police Department around noon about a missing person who officers believed was suicidal and had a handgun.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2019

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