frisk

Example Sentences

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As the officers patted down Flores, the lights on the Nissan blinked — which they assumed was because their frisk had pushed a key fob in Flores’ possession.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

White was with the unit because she could do things — such as frisk women wearing burqas — that men couldn’t.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2022

That’s because officers continued to stop people — people committing crimes — and then frisk them.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

He had given Frankie a visual frisk as he came in and he knew there wasn’t 75 cents on him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck