Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluecoats
Noun
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Remembering Delgado-Garcia was a primary theme of last year’s MSP recruit graduation ceremony, which saw his recruiting class become sworn in as troopers.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025 -
In February, state troopers violently broke up a march for suffrage, resulting in the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a church deacon protecting his family.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office What To Know Videos posted on social media after the shooting showed officers carrying Zinn from the scene as students can be heard screaming.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The expansive definitions of vagrancy, and the discretionary power that vagrancy laws conferred upon law enforcement officers as a result, date back to the colonial era.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another twist is that the roadside tests that cops use to spot drunk drivers don’t work as well for drug impairment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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And second, these corrupt cops definitely justify the trio taking matters into their own hands on this one.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The white elk hung out with two other bulls.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mitchell prides himself on being a no-nonsense, no-bulls*** kind of man, but his attitude can sometimes come across as arrogance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Bluecoats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluecoats. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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