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Recent Examples of policeman Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016. Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 The United States, in other words, is not just abandoning its historical role as the world’s clean-governance policeman. Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025 Did American policemen actually carry guns? Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for policeman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
Noun
  • The chase lasted for several miles until cops disabled Smith’s vehicle using spike strips.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • There was no money to pay anyone: firefighters, cops, teachers, sanitation workers.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police said the suspect sustained significant injuries in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack.
    Kati Weis, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • McCauley was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The Center Township constable's office has made headlines in recent years because of scandals surrounding former constable Denise Hatch.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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