police force
noun
: a body of trained officers entrusted by a government with maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime
Examples of police force in a Sentence
He joined the local police force.
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Some of the Jews are still serving in senior positions of the professional army that replaced the Israel Defense Forces and in the police force and as a very small number in the intelligence service.
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a contract extension for the Sheriff’s Office to provide services in Isleton, which dissolved its police force in 2012 due to financial restraints.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Ross is the newest and heaviest member of Nashville's police force.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
No local or state police force, no matter how underfunded or poorly managed, would operate in this way because police departments teach their officers the dangers of using disproportionate force when their lives are not being put at risk.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a contract extension for the Sheriff’s Office to provide services in Isleton, which dissolved its police force in 2012 due to financial restraints.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Ross is the newest and heaviest member of Nashville's police force.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
No local or state police force, no matter how underfunded or poorly managed, would operate in this way because police departments teach their officers the dangers of using disproportionate force when their lives are not being put at risk.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for police force
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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