as in cop
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policeman
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Rothstein had lost a substantial sum—by the standards of the day, a fortune—in a poker game run by George (Hump) McManus, an Irish political fixer and a gambler whose brothers were, fittingly, a priest and a policeman.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Horrific as his killing by a white policeman was, it was unduly racialised by BLM.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Faith recalls Lucy talking about how her father, a policeman, would come for her one day, and arrest the Gibbs, who severely mistreated their various wards.
—Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Rothstein had lost a substantial sum—by the standards of the day, a fortune—in a poker game run by George (Hump) McManus, an Irish political fixer and a gambler whose brothers were, fittingly, a priest and a policeman.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Horrific as his killing by a white policeman was, it was unduly racialised by BLM.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Faith recalls Lucy talking about how her father, a policeman, would come for her one day, and arrest the Gibbs, who severely mistreated their various wards.
—Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for policeman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
Noun
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Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dean, a high-ranking Black officer at the fire department with nearly four decades of experience, in June threatened to sue the city if he was not allowed to compete for the department’s top job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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