Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Once dispatch picked up, Lovett said, L.A. police officers arrived to take a report within six minutes.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Israeli police officers disperse Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, Sunday, March 2, 2025.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025
This comes as police killings have also long raised concerns from the public, most notably leading to massive Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of his murder.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
That is as incoherent as embracing folks who beat up police officers.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Israeli police officers disperse Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, Sunday, March 2, 2025.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025
This comes as police killings have also long raised concerns from the public, most notably leading to massive Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of his murder.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
That is as incoherent as embracing folks who beat up police officers.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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