coppers

Example Sentences

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“This isn’t the local coppers coming down, these are men in dark suits.”

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Mette, who has been with the department for 18 years, told "young coppers" they have a "long way to go."

From Fox News • Oct. 21, 2021

“You want to say ‘I know all these coppers, I know all these things?’

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2020

“You want to say `I know all these coppers, I know all these things?’

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2020

As Ranofer scrambled down from his stone to take the scroll back, he saw Pai at the pay box, counting out to Gebu the coppers from yesterday, and those for today as well.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw