in the line of duty

idiom

: while doing one's job

a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty

Examples of in the line of duty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An annual memorial service Thursday morning honored 120 Kansas City Police Department officers who died in the line of duty, dating back to 1881. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024

Braun proposed a bill in 2020 to reform qualified immunity, which protects police officers from most lawsuits stemming from work performed in the line of duty. —Isabella Volmert, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024

Eyer — a husband and father to a one-year-old son — was one of four officers killed in the line of duty in east Charlotte on Monday while serving a warrant for a felon in possession of a firearm at a residence on Galway Drive. —Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 May 2024

Cannon was the first Black police officer in Charlotte killed in the line of duty. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024

San Jose police officers have not been shot in the line of duty since Aug. 16, when a female officer who was responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex in the Sunol-Midtown area was ambushed by a man involved in the incident and shot in the abdomen below her protective vest. —Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024

Deputy Tobin Bolter became the first death in the agency’s history in the line of duty. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024

Davies’ more notable signings in the line of duty include Krept & Konan, Imanbek, Flowdan and Tyla. —Marc Schneider, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024

Gadd is the 33rd member of the state patrol to die in the line of duty over its 103-year history, the agency said. —Joe Sutton, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024