Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Another police officer arrived at the scene and shot at Tom, and the injured officer was airlifted to a nearby hospital to undergo surgery.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement officials are addressing mounting concerns after a series of troubling cases involving criminals impersonating police officers have surfaced, raising alarms about public safety and trust in genuine authority.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Godard’s Breathless is about a smalltime crook (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who, while on the run for killing a police officer, starts a relationship with an American aspiring journalist (Jean Seberg).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Two North Richland Hills police officers were working off-duty at Malibu Jack’s at the time of the shooting.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement officials are addressing mounting concerns after a series of troubling cases involving criminals impersonating police officers have surfaced, raising alarms about public safety and trust in genuine authority.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Godard’s Breathless is about a smalltime crook (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who, while on the run for killing a police officer, starts a relationship with an American aspiring journalist (Jean Seberg).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Two North Richland Hills police officers were working off-duty at Malibu Jack’s at the time of the shooting.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for police officer
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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