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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Shaken, Darby sought help, first at a police station and then at a Department of Mental Health office, and ended up in a hospital psychiatric ward. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 The driver returned the ballots to a police station, and election officials said nothing had been tampered with or damaged. Daniel Wine, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 That’s what led Ariel to take the day off that November afternoon and walk the mile from his home to the police station. Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024 Mike and Marcus work to uncover who’s behind the theft of $100 million worth of heroin from the police station with the help of a cooperative witness (Téa Leoni). Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police station 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Nov. 2024.

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