peace officer
noun
: a civil officer (such as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace
Examples of peace officer in a Sentence
He was arrested for assaulting a peace officer.
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Thomas Vences, 38, was arrested later that day and was charged with capital murder of a peace officer.
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Keeping their full names are Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer), father and son handymen Bert (John DiMaggio) and Al Large (Carter Shimp), and peace officer Mark Mylow (Josh Segarra).
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
O’Neal is a certified peace officer himself and knows the process.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
But after narrowly failing his peace officer exam recently, Wilmore’s dream looked in doubt.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Keeping their full names are Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer), father and son handymen Bert (John DiMaggio) and Al Large (Carter Shimp), and peace officer Mark Mylow (Josh Segarra).
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
O’Neal is a certified peace officer himself and knows the process.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
But after narrowly failing his peace officer exam recently, Wilmore’s dream looked in doubt.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peace officer
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20officer. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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