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Recent Examples of policeman As Aqua returned home, Clint called fellow policeman Ellis Stagger (Richard Armitage) in a frantic hurry, asking him to run an address search for Aqua and send it to him immediately. Yasmin Garaad, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 As the authorities prepared to reopen the hospital and journalists waited, gang opened fire, killing several journalists and a policeman, while wounding others. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025 There’s a cumulative power to this story of a policeman who investigates a strange series of events in a small town and basically discovers ancient evil, an epic tale that rewards your commitment with a final act that’s devastating and unforgettable. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 But the coup de gras on the final night might been the sight of policemen on horses that were adorned by giant friendship bracelets around their necks. Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for policeman 
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Noun
  • Having been itching for some neighbors more along their wavelength, cop Danny (Scotsman Sam Heughan trying very hard to disguise his native accent), and yoga instructor Becka (Australian Jessica De Gouw allowed to use her own) waste little time in introducing themselves.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Ex-Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, convicted of aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled to be released from federal prison today.
    Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If state lawmakers approve the proposal, Simpson would become the state’s chief immigration officer and would oversee how local and state law enforcement agencies enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Darwin Gomez, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in July for kicking one of the officers and received a 364-day jail term.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Lindemann has been a constable for three years and served 28 years in the Texas Department of Public Safety.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Oct. 2024

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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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