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Examples of patrol wagon in a Sentence
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At dawn one morning, we were awakened by the screech of a patrol wagon pulling up next to us.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Both officers moved to handcuff the teenager, who tensed his arms and tried to resist the restraints as police moved him in front of a patrol wagon, according to the report.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
Within minutes, dozens of patrons came to watch and demand the release of the people still being kept in the patrol wagon.
—Noelle Zielinski, Cincinnati.com, 24 June 2019
Seconds later, Harris re-enters the video, limping while he's led, handcuffed, to a patrol wagon.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2018
Privacy - Terms On the way, an officer using the patrol wagon's video monitoring equipment noticed that the man had stopped moving.
—Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, sacbee, 7 June 2018
Suddenly, the cops took off into Grant Park, clubbing the radicals and dragging them to patrol wagons.
—Patrick J. Buchanan, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Patrol wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20wagon. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
patrol wagon
noun
: an enclosed police truck used to carry prisoners
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