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Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026 But the police can’t tell the difference, and when the protest is broken up, J.B. is thrown into the back of a paddy wagon all the same.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026 In the trailer, she can be seen crawling underneath an immigration paddy wagon, recreating one of the tactics used by Kenmure neighbors to flummox officers.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026 As first responders clean up the mess and Shroud’s crew are packed into paddy wagons, the Z-Team gets their due on the local news.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paddy wagon