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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So, too, did the campus police force.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
An investigative series from The Star last year revealed that Independence police conduct more chases than any other police force in the metro.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
So, too, did the campus police force.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
An Garda Síochána, the Irish police force, recently estimated the Kinahans’ wealth to be about a billion dollars.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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