police dog

noun

1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2

Examples of police dog in a Sentence

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An officer walked up the driveway with a police dog, stepping past an iron gate that appeared to be damaged. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025 The trial proceeded for Amiri, who was convicted of violating a person’s civil rights with his police dog and falsifying records, but acquitted of conspiracy. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025 Other charges may be forthcoming, police said. K-9 kicked Lake County Sheriff’s Office police dog Danno was reportedly not hurt despite being kicked in the head by a man during an arrest Wednesday. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police dog

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20dog. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2

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