patrolling

Example Sentences

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Even after the strikes, Israeli drones stayed in the air patrolling for almost an hour, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Los Angeles police officers were patrolling the park around 10: 20 p.m. on May 5 when they spotted Johnson abruptly conduct a U-turn in front of them, according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Elsewhere, what used to be roaming bands of Hadzabe men now work as village forest guards, tasked with patrolling vast scrub forests and acacia bushlands to look out for poachers, land grabbers and illegal loggers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Abdi, a 23-year-old man from Somalia whose name has been changed to protect his identity, is one of those who lives in the shadows - terrified of the immigration agents still patrolling the city.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

We all make it into the cafeteria, which is somehow quieter than the library, maybe because of the teachers patrolling the edges of the room.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender