frisking

Example Sentences

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The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

“So frisking language might be like, ‘Do you have any needles that might hurt me?’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2023

After a brief verbal frisking — it was weird to have a reporter drop in — the group was friendly and happy to answer questions.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Video of the incident shared online shows a plainclothes officer frisking a confused-looking Harden while he holds his phone.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

The walls bore the same ornamental plates, each featuring a highly colored, beribboned kitten, gamboling and frisking with sickening cuteness.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling