police station

noun

: the headquarters of the police for a locality

Examples of police station in a Sentence

They brought him down to the police station for questioning.
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Now at age 61 and making his most recent plunges for Tinley Park Saturday at the police station, Reilly is no longer dressing up. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 Kerr’s experience at the police station was not informed only by her racial identity, but also her identity as a gay woman. Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 The stone, Queen Anne Victorian building was a police station and jail in the early 1900s. Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025 And in Pakistan, officials were ordered to cease working on several projects, including reconstructing police stations damaged by flooding, NPR reported. Avery Lotz, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police station

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of police station was in 1820

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“Police station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20station. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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