paddy wagon
Example Sentences
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“You don’t want to come in right away loading people into the paddy wagon … You have to balance these two interests as closely as you can.”
From Washington Post • May 10, 2022
“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
But there’s one thing that’s changed: That step up into the paddy wagon is tougher at age 81.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2019
The Associated Press reported that Fonda was taken away in a paddy wagon.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019
In a last-ditch effort, he managed to load the camera before the paddy wagon drove off.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
