police station

noun

: the headquarters of the police for a locality

Examples of police station in a Sentence

They brought him down to the police station for questioning.

Recent Examples on the Web The pilot, a sworn officer, routed the drone over the parking lot on its way back to the police station following another incident, police said. —

Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024 Veronica and her husband went to the Salinas police station to file a missing persons report, while Eli and her husband headed to Big Sur. —

Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 July 2024 At the police station the next day, Fatou and Sirreh said they were outnumbered by members of her former husband’s family, who cursed and yelled. —

Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 14 July 2024 Assa notes Beverly Hills is small, so the set needed to feel like a small-town police station with new technology, but not be overwhelmed by it. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for police station

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Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of police station was in 1820

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