officer of the law
Example Sentences
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It is not an action to be taken on live television by an officer of the law.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025
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
What Yokoyama is describing is crisis management, the forte of inspector Shinju Futawatari — “thin, resembling a banker more than an officer of the law, unsure even of how to make an arrest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2020
When the Father puts on a badge and a hat, he becomes an officer of the law.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020
“What kind of officer of the law are you?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
