on the beat
Example Sentences
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During her long tenure on the beat, she’s covered the inner workings of Madison Avenue and companies such as WPP, Omnicom, and Publicis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
"In law and order, police are more visible on the beat, there are 38,000 fewer victims of crime, youth offending is down by 16 percent and ram raids are down by 85 percent," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
González-Granados’ made exclamatory spirit her pastime, the orchestra bright-toned, tight and on the beat, at times strikingly so.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
The 55-year-old, who also revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year, shared that he was burnt out on the beat he'd basically invented.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
She clapped loudly, never quite on the beat, but to a rhythm that was all her own.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
