policeman

Example Sentences

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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"Your eye is drawn along the two rows of people and it's then you see the policeman holding the little girl."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The retired policeman said Witherden shook his hand and congratulated him on taking aid to Ukraine, offering to see what he could do.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The crew he has selected includes three astronauts and three civilians—a scientist; a person who won a seat on the trip through a lottery; and Ryan Crane, a beleaguered policeman who once saved John’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

And on our porch, up the rickety front steps Gran had made Doc fix a few months ago, was a policeman.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce