patrolman

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Recent Examples of patrolman Yet Feeley kept his badge; he was simply demoted to patrolman after serving a mere 45-day suspension. Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025 But the young patrolman already has a visitor, his worried mother. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025 After Shannon and Maggie’s deaths, Dennis Police Department Police Chief John Brady issued a statement on behalf of patrolman John Hubbard. Charna Flam, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Yet Feeley kept his badge; he was simply demoted to patrolman after serving a mere 45-day suspension. Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patrolman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
Noun
  • He was stopped by policemen, who heard the story and waved them on.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
  • This is the meat of the film, tormenting Jeanne with all the possibilities (a friendly policeman tracks Suzanne to Belgium, where the trail goes cold).
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Should a birthright citizen not be held accountable for running a red light because local cops don’t have jurisdiction?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
  • The cops were surprisingly, ostentatiously polite when the time came—when they were done waiting.
    Clare Sestanovich, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • According to a social media post from Pembroke Pines Police, officers are assisting with efforts regarding the plane crash in the area of Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard, just west of North Perry Airport.
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
  • Hot Topic Beth Deane, chief legal officer for Electric Hydrogen, on the survival of federal hydrogen tax credits in Trump’s budget bill The outlook for the 45V federal credit seemed grim in the new budget but it was maintained in the final version.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • She was also found guilty of disorderly conduct for supposedly trying to seduce an undercover policewoman named Margaret Leonard, who’d been assigned to entrap her.
    Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
  • Historians have long debated which pioneer in the field of women’s policing holds the title of the U.S.’s first policewoman, as opposed to police matron.
    Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Mendenhall stared back at the lawman and shrugged his shoulders.
    Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Sheridan saw it in 1883, when Marshal Jim Courtright turned from amiable lawman to stone killer in a barroom full of bad hombres.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Metro Nashville Police Department homicide detectives are investigating after a woman's body, covered by a garbage bag, was discovered off the side of the road in South Nashville on July 19.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 July 2025
  • Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was violently sucked into an MRI machine by a metal chain around his neck, police in New York said.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • In addition to his time as police chief of Gateway, Hardin served two terms as a constable in Benton County.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
  • The constable’s office said the woman, who was armed with a handgun, was refusing to drop the weapon.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Rescuers from several agencies subsequently responded to the scene and proceeded to search for Figueiredo, whose body was found and recovered from the reservoir at about 9:30 p.m., according to the sheriff's office.
    Emily Mae Czachor July 15, CBS News, 15 July 2025
  • Stanley remains in custody, with a bond set to $450,000, the sheriff's office said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 July 2025

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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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