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.
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Witnesses were interviewed informally, off camera and not at the police station. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025 Lamia doesn’t know that Bibi has gone into super-grandma mode after realizing the folly of her abandonment plan, parking herself in loud protestation at the police station. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 Last fans saw, she was picked up by two New York Police Department officers who escorted her off a bus and told her detectives at the police station had questions for her about Famous' death. Julia Moore, People.com, 9 May 2025 Vong was not given any medical attention, but instead was taken to a holding cell at the police station. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for police station

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

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