as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Recent Examples of police officer
Read All About It A police officer, a civilian and a gunman are dead after a shooting in Montreal.
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Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
He was released from custody after pleading guilty and serving time for felony battery to a police officer last year.
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Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Bonner said she was inspired to create and lead the annual Liberation Paddle Out after attending the 2020 paddle out in honor of George Floyd, a Black man killed at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis in 2020 that sparked nationwide protests.
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
One of the police officers, Harry Morgan, adopts Dexter and puts his brother into foster care.
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Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for police officer
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
He was released from custody after pleading guilty and serving time for felony battery to a police officer last year.
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Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Bonner said she was inspired to create and lead the annual Liberation Paddle Out after attending the 2020 paddle out in honor of George Floyd, a Black man killed at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis in 2020 that sparked nationwide protests.
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
One of the police officers, Harry Morgan, adopts Dexter and puts his brother into foster care.
—
Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for police officer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
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Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.
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The pivotal match itself — the semifinal encounter against hosts Uruguay — is also more convincingly depicted and dramatic, particularly for how one of the goals is assisted by an interfering policeman (incredibly, this did actually happen).
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Local and state officials have not identified the officer who opened fire.
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Police said officers in the area quickly located a person matching the suspect's description, prompting a foot pursuit.
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Thursday’s raid was a part of the NYPD’s ongoing efforts to crack down on the city’s trade in bootleg merchandise, and follows five raids targeting vendors in Lower Manhattan between May 20 and June 12, cops said.
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Dublin, Ohio, gave a robot cop a trial run inside a public parking garage.
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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