police action
Example Sentences
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Both men were arrested but Hehir was subsequently released and told he would face no further police action.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
It is clear he is not put off by the police action.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
He thinks the police action sends a signal.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
It would require the largest police action in American history, wipe out millions of jobs, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and destabilize the economy.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024
That evening, while he was cooking dinner, a quiet voice on the radio announced that Nigeria would embark on a police action to bring back the rebels of Biafra.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
