How to Use on duty in a Sentence

on duty

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• More than 50 firefighters have died on duty this year across the country.
  — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
• The two allegedly met at hotels in the area while Giddens was on duty and had sex twice.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
• Ask for the manager on duty and report exactly what happened.
  — Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 24 June 2026
• The two, migrant workers from neighboring Laos, were bar employees on duty when the fire broke out.
  — ABC News, 13 July 2026
• The lifeguard manager, whose identity has not been made public, said there was no lifeguard on duty during his break.
  — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
• Run the contingency protocol with the team that would be on call at three in the morning, not just with the team on duty during business hours.
  — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
• One of the Royal Palace guards, on duty for the evening, puffed out his cheeks when asked what the scene below would have looked like with a Norway win.
  — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• Snowman is accused of accessing a Flock database 31 times, 29 of which were on duty, to track her boyfriend’s ex wife.
  — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
• The act also detailed that stress caused by exposure to one or more traumatic events while on duty is considered a personal injury in the line of duty.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
• In fact, even the New York Police Department officers who were on duty at the venue were forced to give up their phones for the shift.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
• Ronin Segrest on duty at Ocean Oasis Water Park and Beach Club.
  — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
• The legal standard to charge law enforcement for a shooting that occurs while on duty is high, which also complicates calls for accountability.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
• Baltimore police officer Daniel Oxendine has been arrested and charged with raping a woman while on duty.
  — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
• The document provides an analysis for the thorny legal scenario in which a state prosecutor may pursue charges against a federal agent for alleged misconduct while on duty.
  — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
• Sacramento County sheriff’s officials have said that Respers was an employee at the truck stop and was on duty when the deadly shooting occurred.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
• Snowman was arrested while on duty Wednesday, so the town’s human resources department hasn’t yet determined if she’ll be suspended with or without pay, the chief said.
  — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
• Sources with direct knowledge told the outlet that more than 130 officers, some working overtime, are expected to be on duty as part of the couple’s special event permit.
  — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
• Traditionally, this has covered offences committed while on duty, or against a member of the US military or their dependents.
  — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
• If a patient tries to get out of bed and doesn’t listen to the virtual sitter’s instructions to get back in bed, the virtual sitter messages the nurses on duty, who then have to get the patient back in bed, Lucio says.
  — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026
• Both officers, who worked out of the police department's South Mountain Precinct, were on duty at the time the incident unfolded, Giordano said.
  — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
• Snowman, who was released after posting bond, was accused of accessing the Flock database 31 times, 29 of which were on duty, to track Florentino’s ex-wife.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
• Profiting and visiting home on duty Even after the sale, both the fire captains and Kristen Snedeker remained in close contact with Evangelista.
  — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
• Swimmers are cautioned that lifeguards are only on duty in the area during the summer season, according to the Seabright Beach official website — meaning Ryder was in the right place at the right time.
  — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
• An expert in hand-to-hand combat, Marcus becomes a steady, rational presence in Slough House, often teaming with Shirley on duty and tempering her volatile energy.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
• Just like the search and rescue team in the disaster zone, the three-member Deployment Support Team in Pacoima was on duty 24 hours a day throughout the rescue mission.
  — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
• In February, a federal judge halted a California law that prohibited federal officers from wearing masks while on duty.
  — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
• The two, according to the investigative report, had sex on duty in a MNPD vehicle and in the middle school where Vidrios was a school resource officer.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
• Staffing is based on historical call volume, so at that time of day there’s usually 22 to 25 employees on duty, 13 of them dispatchers and the rest available to take calls, Swiderski said.
  — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
• For amenities like restrooms, a handicap accessible walkover, ample parking, and a lifeguard on duty, consider the Santa Clara Regional beach access.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
• In a statement shared with PEOPLE on July 24, the university said the lifeguards on duty at the time of the incident had been placed on leave.
  — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026