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

The steps were already up at the plane and the aircraft door was open, so she asked the military policeman at gates: "Have we missed him? Have we missed Elvis?"

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Ms Pelicot was taken aside by a policeman, who started asking her a series of increasingly probing questions.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

“Are you going to tell me where she is?” the policeman yells.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron