in the line of duty

phrase

: while doing one's job

a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty

Examples of in the line of duty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The families’ friendship continued when the Ustjanauskas family founded the Hundred Club of Connecticut in 1967 to support the families of police officers and others killed in the line of duty. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

The governor said Liles was the first CHP officer killed in the line of duty since 2020. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Officer French was shot and killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop in August of 2021. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The original idea Leary was working on with writer Peter Tolan was about a firefighter killed in the line of duty, but one moment changed his mind completely. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in the line of duty

• agouti
• beauty
• booty
• cutie
• fruity
• putti
• snooty
• sooty
• sruti
• tutti