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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Berrelez turned himself in at a police station on March 3, according to a Nampa news release. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025 During the check, officers learned the victim had called 911 and was at a police station, prosecutors said. Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 In this scene, the Italian leaves Knox’s lips far easier than those fateful days in the police station, and in the midst of a tense life, the show turns wistfully romantic one last time. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 The last scene shows the four women accompanying her to the police station. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police station

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Oct. 2025.

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