troopers

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.

In Selma: For the movie “Selma,” filmmakers returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to re-create the scene where state troopers clashed with nearly 600 voting-rights marchers in 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Shame!” and “We all saw this!,” a reaction resulting in one man’s quick expulsion from the Capitol by state troopers as the senators watched, some filming the altercation on their phones.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025

Body camera footage shows the troopers discussing the sight as suspicious, but they did not ticket or charge him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

"Nowhere will be safer than New Orleans now," he said, as he gestured at a small group of state troopers on Bourbon Street.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

Reporters standing across the street saw troopers struggling with someone at the front of the line.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman