policeman

Example Sentences

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Though he almost immediately broke a collarbone during a practice, he stuck with the sport in the belief that it would make him a better policeman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Before the Islamic Revolution, in the days of the shah, Iran was known as "the policeman of the Gulf".

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Another of the protesters, Narwin Gil, stopped a policeman from entering the prison with his lunchbox.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"I made Phillip give us his car and a back up one for the policeman," she says, and confirms it will be "myself, Beatrice and Eugenie".

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Another policeman, also Polish and also all smiles, steps into view.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron