blotter

noun

blot·ter | \ˈblä-tər

Definition of blotter

1 : a piece of blotting paper

2 : a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books police blotter

Examples of blotter in a Sentence

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At times, the reports read like the police blotter in any small town. — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, "The Case of the Purloined Poultry: How ISIS Prosecuted Petty Crime," 1 July 2018 From arguments over milk that wasn’t even spilled to reports of chickens walking down the sidewalk, here’s the rest of the best of the Phoenixville Police Department’s blotter, from August to January. — Stephanie Farr, Philly.com, "The best of Phoenixville's police blotter," 24 Jan. 2018 The officer driving the car was one of several responding to reports of shots fired in the 500 block of Royal Brougham Way near the Greyhound bus station, according the department’s blotter. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Seattle police car crashes on train tracks in SoDo," 1 July 2018 Largely pulled from local police blotters, none of the posts mention political parties or candidates. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Facebook’s ad rules are forcing news outlets to register as political advertisers," 1 June 2018 Constantin grins and pulls up the blotter that rests atop his desk, then pries a color photo from beneath it. — John Walters, Newsweek, "Canada's Laval University Shows How to Do Football Right," 26 Oct. 2014 Second implication: All journalism should sound as if it’s been lifted off the blotter of the police reports. — Vogue, "Portrait of a Reporter as a Young Man: Tom Wolfe in Vogue, April 1966," 15 May 2018 Enter Brown, exit civility Into Clarett's corner slithered Jim Brown -- former Cleveland Browns' running back, civil rights firebrand, Pro Football Hall of Famer and police blotter regular for abuse of women. — Zachariah Durr, cleveland.com, "'LeBron's the coach:' Cavaliers fans sound off on playoff win over Pacers, 100-97," 19 Apr. 2018 Imagine, these players still go to class, stay off the police blotters, and shoot the lights out with the three ball. — Bill Lyon, Philly.com, "It's a new (winning) era in Philly sports | Bill Lyon," 14 Apr. 2018

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