patrolling

present participle of patrol

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of patrolling An officer patrolling pulled onto the block and saw the group assaulting the employee. Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 Authorities said extra officers and detectives were patrolling the area Thursday when a resident near Angus Drive and the park called 911 shortly after midnight to report what police described as a loud, banging noise sounding from their vehicle and a figure standing next to the car. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Federal troops were seen in Memphis for the first time on October 10, the Associated Press reported, including soldiers accompanied by Memphis police officers patrolling at the Pyramid, a landmark in the city. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 The number of police officers patrolling the streets has increased for the first time since the pandemic, though the force is still 500 shy of its staffing goal. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025 Soldiers with automatic rifles were also seen patrolling the scene, AFP reported. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Another video obtained by Reuters appeared to show armed Hamas members patrolling streets. Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025 According to the Associated Press, National Guard troops began patrolling parts of Memphis in early October with Lee’s backing. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, leaders in Memphis announced Tennessee National Guard troops will begin patrolling the city on Friday. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolling
Verb
  • Vessel-tracking data suggests the Harmony network forms an arc stretching from Murmansk eastward to Novaya Zemlya and north to Franz Josef Land, effectively a tripwire guarding the Northern Fleet’s principal bases.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Anti-Deformation League the Totenkopf was adopted by the SS and was particularly associated with the SS-Totenkopfverbande, which was responsible for guarding concentration camps.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As drone warfare evolves, the service aims to field layered defenses capable of protecting maneuver units against everything from quadcopters to cruise missiles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Patronis said the Democratic strategy is more about controlling the agenda than protecting benefits.
    Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Patrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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