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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Heart Eyes is more likely to go for the joke than for the scare, and the scenes of its glowing-eyed boogieman stalking characters through botanical gardens, police station hallways, and drive-through movie theaters are never spatially coherent enough to build any sense of dread. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 At the Miramar police station, Taylor agreed to speak with officers without his attorney. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025 She has been taken to Bandra police station for questioning, the outlet added. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Phyllis’s Garden unveiled soft interview rooms in police stations in Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova and Folsom, as well as the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office station in south Sacramento this past year. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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