on duty

Example Sentences

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Police officers responsible for protecting the Royal Family at Windsor Castle are being investigated over allegations they fell asleep on duty and left their posts unattended.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Bass ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley last year, saying she should have kept critical fire personnel on duty on the day the fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Tina, who is also in her 20s and comes from Rasht, told the BBC that she saw young people on duty in a square in the city on 14 March.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

About 15 minutes after the collision, the controller is still on duty, radioing to a Frontier pilot lined up for the same runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Still, nobody seemed to be paying him any attention, and the Executive on duty only gave him a bored look and turned away.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart