How to Use in the line of duty in a Sentence

in the line of duty

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• Mike is no stranger to tragedies in the line of duty, either.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Scott Ries was killed in the line of duty, the joint statement reads.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 July 2026
• Kincaid and her husband’s best friend had been killed in the line of duty.
  — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
• Death of a first responder who dies while serving in the line of duty.
  — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2024
• He was killed in the line of duty during a drug trafficking bust.
  — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
• This is the 14th time police have been shot at in the line of duty this year, police said.
  — Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
• After an officer dies in the line of duty, their paychecks stop the very next day.
  — Paula Ebben, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
• Etched in the memorial are names of firefighters who died in the line of duty.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
• This includes children with a parent who was injured or killed in the line of duty.
  — Megan Menchaca, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
• It is named in memory of a young police officer who was killed in the line of duty.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
• Sir is the second dog to die in the line of duty in the department since the program began.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• Jones died nearly a decade after being shot multiple times in the line of duty.
  — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
• Bowie is one of two San Diego police dogs that have been injured this month in the line of duty.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
• This was the 14th time police have been shot at in the line of duty this year, police mentioned.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
• His father was a Detroit firefighter who died in the line of duty.
  — M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
• Deputy Leising was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday evening.
  — CBS News, 8 May 2023
• The spokesman said badges of officers who are killed or die in the line of duty have their sequence numbers retired.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
• Ming was killed in the line of duty on July 26 when he was dispatched for a call for service.
  — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
• Forty-seven officers were shot and killed in the line of duty in 2023.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
• Rodarte was the first Marysville officer killed in the line of duty in more than a century.
  — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
• Wednesday’s shooting was the third time a Dallas officer has been shot in the line of duty this year.
  — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
• When he was injured in the line of duty, OCFA was there for him.
  — Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024
• Nix was the 77th Dallas police officer to die in the line of duty.
  — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
• Given his job is to keep the president alive, the safe assumption would be that Xavier was hurt in the line of duty.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
• And just four days ago, a Russell County deputy was killed in the line of duty, officials said.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
• And just three days ago, a Russell County deputy was killed in the line of duty, officials said.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
• Firefighter deaths Grundyson also has faced the loss of two firefighters who died in the line of duty in the past year.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
• Nothem, 36, is the first Carrollton officer to die in the line of duty.
  — Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Briese, 23, was the son of a former sheriff's deputy in Montana who also died in the line of duty.
  — CBS News, 2 June 2024
• The death of Sir marked only the second time a San Diego police dog has been killed in the line of duty.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023