Synonyms of police officer
Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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The episode took place just a few miles from where George Floyd was killed by a city police officer kneeling on his neck in 2020.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Jackson famously defended Karen Read, who was accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her car and leaving him to die during a snowstorm.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Placer family court records show Dupree’s former fiancee in December 2021 petitioned and received a domestic violence restraining order against the former police officer.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Improvements in safety and support As police officers struggled in the aftermath, Manger, the former Capitol Police chief, said the department had to figure out how to better support them.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Jackson famously defended Karen Read, who was accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her car and leaving him to die during a snowstorm.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Placer family court records show Dupree’s former fiancee in December 2021 petitioned and received a domestic violence restraining order against the former police officer.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Improvements in safety and support As police officers struggled in the aftermath, Manger, the former Capitol Police chief, said the department had to figure out how to better support them.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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 11 Jan. 2026.
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