Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolmen
Noun
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In the last section of her piece Didion pivots to a more writerly register, drawing out how policemen have become unreliable narrators in the public square.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025 -
While Kardashian was staying at the No Address Hotel for Paris Fashion Week, five men dressed as policemen allegedly broke into her room and tied up her hands and feet before putting her in a bathtub.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The officers and the homeowner were not injured in the incident, police said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said some of the victims were transported by private vehicle to a local hospital before officers arrived on scene.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Mercedes went under his truck just a few kilometers short of the turn-off for the village where the cops were heading to sleep it off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yet the Bronx was responsible for more than one-third of homicides and shootings in the city in 2025, cops said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Cinematic lawmen like Little Bill in Unforgiven and Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine—films that inspired Eddington—commanded their towns with a near iron will.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Golds, coppers, and rich emerald tones pop beautifully against melanin-rich skin.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by the colors of the season—browns and coppers reminiscent of dry leaves falling on the ground and the sunsets of this time of year—this makeup style brings a stunning warmth to the face.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Homicide detectives arrived at the scene to investigate.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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New York City detectives say they were treated rudely and disrespectfully last week after they were mistaken for federal immigration agents while seeking treatment at a hospital after an arrest.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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That law change came more than half a decade after a joint WAVE News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation highlighted the lack of training and accountability for the state’s constables, including some who had criminal records of their own.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Dec. 2025
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The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Patrolmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolmen. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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