policemen

plural of policeman

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of policemen Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 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 The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt. David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant. Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019. Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 And you guys are the policemen out there on the field. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policemen
Noun
  • Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, the union representing Miami police officers, said the incident highlights the dangerous environment cops operate in daily.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Much like his comments on Israel, Mamdani’s past statements on the police have been obsessively picked apart by his detractors—a key difference is that managing the cops is an everyday part of the mayor’s job.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Essential workers can include military personnel on active duty, law enforcement officers, and other public safety officers.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Elsewhere, another married couple, law enforcement officers Kobi (Israel Atias) and Nofar (Chen Amsalem), get separated while working separate shifts at the Nova Music Festival, the site of some of the day’s worst mass casualties.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025

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