thought police

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"I always thought police officers were there to uphold the law and be compassionate, but that wasn't the case for me," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

She didn’t report it because she didn’t know the man and thought police would refuse to investigate.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

There’s already a strong sense among conspiracy theorists that there’s a well-organized thought police, so organized efforts to fight these ideas have little chance to succeed.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

The “clearly” is debatable, given Gervais’s long history of posturing that his humor is too real for the thought police.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Odd—when Pax had ruled, there were thought police and the cardinal sin was to be a liberal, to experiment, to seek knowledge.

From Star Born by Norton, Andre