How to Use patrol in a Sentence

patrol

1 of 2 noun

• Army patrols combed the area.
• The guard makes a patrol of the building every hour.
• Soldiers are on patrol along the border.
• The impact of the crash pushed the patrol vehicle into the deputy, killing him.
  — Brian Dakss, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
• Police found the body of the woman in the backseat of the patrol vehicle.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
• That could be the result of the patrols, and more could be done to monitor that.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
• Well, border patrol agents are on the front line of this crisis.
  — CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
• Dave Jolicoeur, a patrol deputy who had worked in North Naples with Calkins.
  — Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
• On the second, a friend took his spot on a patrol that was hit by two suicide bombers.
  — Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2023
• Once the patrol team climbed aboard, Mr. Taylor flew to safety.
  — Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• In video released by the highway patrol, Rose is seen in front of troopers with his hands in the air.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 26 July 2023
• For the Kings County Sheriff’s Office, that means lake patrol is now part of the job.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Of all the places Mr. Godfrey and his fellow Croc Docs patrol, this area has yielded the most caimans.
  — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Arriving above the patrol area, Taylor couldn't see the team through the darkness.
  — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
• Armed guards in black shirts roam the decks, and gunboats from a navy base in nearby Haifa patrol.
  — Stanley Reed Ofir Berman, New York Times, 27 July 2023
• Stamps stopped his patrol vehicle behind the Jeep, and Apple stopped his car in front of the Jeep.
  — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• The chief, in a memo, cited a shortage of patrol officers as the main reason.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
• Frady said he’s been on many a litter patrol up and down Ecorse Creek’s three sections – the north, south, and middle branch.
  — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
• The highway patrol did not respond to inquiries about Easler’s case.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• The migrants were under the care of border patrol, police said.
  — Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 7 May 2023
• The people who caught up with him were patrol of the 16th New York Cavalry that was sent out by a steamboat to catch up Booth.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
• The injuries range from minor to moderate, the highway patrol said in its post.
  — Raja Razek, CNN, 13 Aug. 2023
• Heller has been with the La Mesa Police Department for six years and works patrol, police said.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
• Out on the ocean, the intel suggested at least one jet ski was heading straight towards a patrol boat.
  — David Culver, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
• Planes which had gone out in advance to patrol were returning.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
• An Avondale patrol officer arrived at the scene and saw Chagnon standing in the doorway of his house.
  — The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
• Tuesday was the first day students were back on campus since the report, and San Diego police had extra patrols on hand at the school.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
• Pérez Tejada says there are also lookouts all around, waiting to signal when the patrols have moved on and the coast is clear.
  — David Culver, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
• The tempo of Houthi attacks on shipping appears to have slowed for the time being as the U.S. and its allies have increased their naval patrols in the region.
  — Jon Gambrell, Fortune Asia, 22 Jan. 2024
• The Culver City Fire Department pronounced her dead at 4:44 a.m., the highway patrol said.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024

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patrol

2 of 2 verb

• The squad had orders to patrol the area.
• The border is patrolled by the army.
• Adele asked during a break in songs, while patrolling her stage and armed with a T-shirt cannon.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
• Transportation police bought boats to patrol around bridge piers in the state.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
• But under the bill, the Capitol Police would also be able to patrol and make arrests in any part of the city.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2023
• But the next night, patrolling at 13th and M Streets, West saw a slew of carriages barreling down the street at high speed, with the president in the lead.
  — Peggy Noonan april 6, wsj.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• And Ukraine is flying Fortem’s new drone to patrol the skies and nab small Russian aircraft intact and on the fly.
  — Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• The discovery of the grit crust transformed the desert for Gutiérrez Alvarado, who has patrolled it every day for the last decade.
  — Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
• Trucks patrolled Shanghai, not just in the ghetto, to collect those who succumbed to illness.
  — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• He’s been just as combustible early in his career patrolling the dugout.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
• Guard Kayla Williams set the tone at the top of the defense with her relentless on-ball pressure, while Marshall patrolled the paint.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• The fleet patrols a 48 million-square-mile area that covers parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
• Arlington Animal Services set a trap and patrolled the park, but was not able to catch the coyote.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
• Steve is head monster, and neighbor dads patrol for safety.
  — Liz Vaccariello, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2023
• Grace Pfaff patrolled the backline, picking up 24 digs.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• Today, officers in fatigues have been patrolling the street and searched the woods near his family’s home.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• German shepherds keep watch, and an armed soldier patrols the river by boat.
  — Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
• The point is to see the products in their native habitat, christened in soft pink light, patrolled by ladies in light pink jumpsuits with tablets in their hands, each ready to help us have more fun and be more present.
  — Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 12 May 2023
• Police officers patrolled the area, keeping the two groups apart.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 May 2023
• Other areas are kept safe by patrolling Sardaukar troops.
  — The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
• The incident prompted authorities to deploy drones to patrol Robert Moses and Jones Beach state parks.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 July 2023
• Just ask Gabe Parsons, a 39-year-old Dorchester resident and one of the city’s outreach workers who patrol the area to provide aid and stop overdose deaths.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
• Now, security guards patrol the Tughlaqabad area as construction workers build a wall to seal the land.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
• Police patrol the beaches in helicopters while lifeguards roam the waters on Jet Skis.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
• Officers who were assigned to patrol the campus had received reports of a person shot, responded to the area and found the suspect, Porter said.
  — Michelle Watson, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
• Several species of fish patrolled the reefs, including skates, sharks and ratfish, whose large, emerald-green eyes gather the scant light available in these inky depths.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
• In the past, the city provided 27 police officers to patrol the arena’s perimeter during games.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• Without any other offensive threats to patrol, the Aces were content to clamp down on Copper, the only Sky player to score in double digits.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Albuquerque police were alerted to a shoplifting incident at a local Walgreens late last month while patrolling the area.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
• Governor Black had proposed hiring more officers to patrol the city's mass transit, but five months into his job at the end of 2022 he was terminated.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024