cop

Example Sentences

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Tom Yu, a defense attorney who often represents cops accused of wrongdoing, said Hochman is handling things in a more fair and objective manner.

From Los Angeles Times

“This diminished capacity will send bad actors the message that there will not be enough cops on the beat if they attempt to defraud or exploit our commodity and derivative markets,” Schiff says.

From Barron's

However, she argued that a smaller police force would reduce the potential for violent encounters between cops and civilians.

From Los Angeles Times

What they didn’t bargain for were the animated actions of former D.C. cop Michael Fanone, who was in the chamber wearing a Dropkick Murphys T-shirt that read “Fighting Nazis Since 1996.”

From Los Angeles Times

He’d watched enough cop shows to know that “codes” stood for something.

From Literature