station house

Example Sentences

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Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics were called to the blaze at the former station house in Beswick Close, in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, at about 22:30 GMT on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

Her foundation dates back to 2010, when local business owners visited a station house that did not have a washing machine capable of cleaning the toxins from heavy turnout coats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

In the late 19th century, they began to use call boxes, booths where they could send telegraphs or dial a station house.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

An officer who answered the phone at the 32nd Precinct station house on Wednesday night said that the police were being inundated with complaints.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2020

Instead of going into the station house he waits on a bench outside.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri