How to Use on duty in a Sentence

on duty

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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The statute would ban covered officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities while on duty and interacting with the public, with exceptions including medical masks, religious coverings, certain tactical equipment and hazardous conditions.
  — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
• The current city-council president, Ben Traverse, a liberal Democrat who has grown uncomfortable with Burlington’s direction, told me that sometimes as few as five officers are on duty citywide after midnight on the weekends.
  — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
• Overall, more than 2,200 police officers have been on duty in Berlin since Saturday morning to protect the Pride parade and other LGBTQ+ events in the city.
  — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
• Overall, more than 2,200 police officers have been on duty in Berlin since Saturday morning to protect the Pride parade and other LGBTQ+ events in the city, Reuters said.
  — Chandler Thornton, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
• Davidson was 7 years old when his father, FDNY firefighter Scott Davidson, was on duty with Ladder Company 118 in Brooklyn Heights when a call came in about the attack.
  — Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 July 2026