Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officers
Noun
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Gazit claims in the interview that school police officers were on campus when the fight took place and that the other students involved were not disciplined.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The large police presence was noticeable even before the commissioners’ meeting, when 14 city police officers and sheriff’s deputies stood outside.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The partial government shutdown has meant that TSA officers are working but without regular paychecks.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said Balat dropped the second device on the west side of East End Avenue, between East 86th and East 87th streets, before officers took Balat and Nikk into custody.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Body camera footage from the officers who responded to the call show the 55-year-old advancing toward multiple policemen in the street with a knife in his hand.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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The stunned policemen opened the door.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Regional police forces, primarily in the capital region around Tehran and in western Iran, near areas dominated by Kurdish groups hostile to the Iranian government, have also been targeted.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Two hundred of our police forces have been killed by those terrorist elements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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