Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Some work for the city or state: as cleaners and fare evasion beaters on the subways and buses, mental health counselors, exterminators in public housing, school teachers and police officers.
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Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In June 2021, a Lone Jack police officer spotted a speeding red pickup truck on a stretch of U.S. Highway 50.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Chan plays Sergeant Dragon Ma, a police officer battling both pirates and gangsters in Hong Kong, and corruption within his law enforcement ranks.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
This would include not only hundreds of thousands of state and city government agency employees but also teachers, counselors, firefighters, police officers, nurses, and more.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In June 2021, a Lone Jack police officer spotted a speeding red pickup truck on a stretch of U.S. Highway 50.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Chan plays Sergeant Dragon Ma, a police officer battling both pirates and gangsters in Hong Kong, and corruption within his law enforcement ranks.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
This would include not only hundreds of thousands of state and city government agency employees but also teachers, counselors, firefighters, police officers, nurses, and more.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for police officer
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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