- present participle of patrol.
patrolling
Example Sentences
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More than 100 women, many of them homemakers, are volunteer members of an initiative dubbed "Power of Mama", patrolling daily for smoke and flames and jumping in to put out fires when needed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Residents noticed increased security in recent weeks—more police patrolling the surrounding area and entrances to the base blocked by heavy equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The critically endangered animals were found Tuesday by rangers patrolling in the Balasore district of India's eastern Odisha state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Police have been patrolling the entrance of the hospital, and the glass from shattered windows lay scattered on the pavement mixed with medical masks.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They’d been patrolling the entire perimeter of the old city.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
