officer of the law
Example Sentences
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A plainspoken champion of the outer boroughs, Adams pitched himself as a true moderate, one who had served the city as an officer of the law.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2024
Winston in “New Girl” became a policeman, and now you get to be an officer of the law again in “Fargo.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2024
In an equally egregious oversight, “My Policeman” barely acknowledges the fact that Tom, as an officer of the law, has been tasked with enforcing the same barbaric law that his love of Patrick violates.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
Describing internal affairs investigator Takoyoshi Shindo in “Cry of the Earth,” Yokoyama observes, “As a fellow officer of the law, his was work that felt good. It was the disciplinary side that was the challenge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
“What kind of officer of the law are you?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
