policeman

Example Sentences

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While working as a military policeman there, he joined a judo club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

"People are afraid," said Nasr al-Din, a 42-year-old policeman who, as a child, lived through the 1991 exodus -- "thrown on a donkey's back with my sister".

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Having had a cardiac arrest, his life was saved by three of his teammates – a policeman, a firefighter and a flight attendant - who gave CPR for 15 minutes before help arrived.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

This police station is much nicer than the one where I met my uncle, and the policeman seems nicer too.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman