on duty

Example Sentences

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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

The accused include the station master on duty on the night of the accident, other railway officials and two Italian former employees of the trains' parent company, Ferrovie dello Stato.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The staff were "sitting around in the lounge area" watching the television, Molly's mum Kay Kirk said, and there was only one nurse on duty when there should have been two,

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Battalion Chief Mario Garcia was on duty again that day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

My mom marched us in, and there were two cops on duty at the front desk.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah