How to Use Scotland Yard in a Sentence
Scotland Yard
noun- The case is being investigated by Scotland Yard.
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There have been no arrests, Scotland Yard said in a statement.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 16 Feb. 2022
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In these three decades of publication, there’s been change both at Scotland Yard and on the domestic front.
—Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
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Two years ago, Scotland Yard detectives searched the farmhouse area for her remains, but found nothing, per Sky News.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
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Citing a report by Scotland Yard detailing the incident, the Times reports Fagan first entered a room on the ground floor of the palace on that fateful day.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
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Spike' was a nickname sometimes used for the prince, particularly by Scotland Yard officers.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2022
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Less than 24 hours later we – the feminist direct action group Sisters Uncut – and a number of other groups called for people to come to Scotland Yard to protest the police's violent behaviour.
—Sisters Uncut, refinery29.com, 17 Mar. 2021
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After he was pronounced dead on Nov. 23, Scotland Yard launched a murder investigation.
—Liza Foreman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2022
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After going into hiding and living under blanket Scotland Yard protection for nine years, Rushdie gradually reëmerged in public with little or no visible security.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
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