Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

highway patrol



Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

As a highway patrol officer hit the lights and sirens, and repeatedly said “Stop, Waymo,” over a speaker, the AV kept barreling forward toward the construction vehicles and workers, Slade said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

California highway patrol is getting wise to jackets and mannequins by carpool lane cheaters.

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

But much of it stripped powers from the state’s governor, taking away authority over everything from the highway patrol to the utilities commission.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

When the manoeuvre failed, the highway patrol stopped their pursuit and the driver continued speeding on, police said.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

He was supposed to help pursue cases for the highway patrol that were taking a lot of time, that the individual troopers didn’t have resources to pursue.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training