Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officers
Noun
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In a press release from Iredell County, authorities said that both police officers and animal services arrived at the scene of the crash and found the monkey alive.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Responding police officers found a residence with its door open and went inside to investigate.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Bailey argued that the district’s dispute with local police departments over its requirement that officers participate in diversity training — an impasse that resulted in some departments leaving schools without resource officers — had left students vulnerable.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has said Villegas González drove his car toward officers, dragging one before the agent opened fire.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Two policemen were injured and the driver was killed, police confirmed, after the vehicle landed in a ditch.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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