911
Example Sentences
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Responding to 911 calls, deputies spotted the Nissan speeding away from the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Anyone with information about Banuelos’ whereabouts should contact 911 or the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She told him to call 911, but he didn’t know how and had refused medical-alert systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The agency uses a “scientifically based fire-behavior modeling” program to generate a fire-spread prediction when a 911 call for a wildfire is processed, SeLegue said.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
“We’re going to tell Gretchen Silver what Branwell found in the nursery the day he made that 911 call.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
