paddy wagon

Example Sentences

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One day, “just as I was being put in the paddy wagon, I saw all the reporters around her,” Burwell recalled.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2021

“In the paddy wagon, I told everyone the number for the Colorado Freedom Fund. I said, ‘Hey guys, repeat this number until you get to a phone.’”

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2020

The Associated Press reported that Fonda was taken away in a paddy wagon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019

“One cruiser or paddy wagon is about the same price,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2019

A police officer grabs Dr. King by the seat of his trousers and leads him to a paddy wagon during a demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman