officers

Example Sentences

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It took officers nearly a half hour to arrive at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"First and foremost, I'm so grateful that only two officers have suffered serious injury," he told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Sheinbaum laid out a plan to send 100,000 security personnel, including Army soldiers and police officers, to stadiums in Guadalajara and the country’s two other host cities, Mexico City and Monterrey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Of the thousands of officers drafted in on Saturday, 660 of them were from other forces in England and Wales under what is known as mutual aid.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It was hugely successful, but the idea of having police who weren’t dressed as police felt wrong to many officers.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day