patrolman

Example Sentences

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Asked how he’d like to be remembered, Wambaugh summed it up with the no-nonsense crispness of a patrolman handing out a speeding ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

A woman nervously peers into her rearview mirror as a patrolman activates his car’s lights and sirens.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

Although he told the patrolman that he spoke English, he didn’t speak it well; a Swahili interpreter had been requested for him in court hearings.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

He subsequently worked as a patrolman on day and night shifts, the department said.

From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2022

“Poor Angelo,” Mrs. Reilly said after the patrolman had left the room.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole