frisk

As the officers patted down Flores, the lights on the Nissan blinked — which they assumed was because their frisk had pushed a key fob in Flores’ possession.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

According to the lawsuit, Lindquist told Chaney, “I’m going to frisk you because you look like you have a weapon and were going to break into cars.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

White was with the unit because she could do things — such as frisk women wearing burqas — that men couldn’t.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023

He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022

“Not in a moving vehicle,” the soldier says as he begins to frisk us.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Team members, wearing modified uniforms and driving unmarked cars, conduct stops, frisks and searches in their assigned neighborhoods.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

The landmark case found that the Fourth Amendment is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks them without probable cause.

From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2020

Later, a masked agent frisks the same suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2015

In short, police are actually more proactive when wearing cameras, without increasing their use of invasive strategies that threatened the legitimacy of the organization, such as unjustified stop and frisks and misdemeanor arrests.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2014

During the exit frisks, we’d find waffles stuffed inside pants and shirts.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

Around 7:22 p.m., when an officer observed a bulge on Alberts’ right hip, police frisked Alberts, seized his loaded firearm and arrested him.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

The two officers checked De Zoysa's bag, his waistband and frisked his legs, but somehow they missed the gun in the holster under his arm.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023

Officer Crams deftly frisked him, and came up with Rick’s service pistol and laser tube.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Nervous students were met with biometric identification checks, metal detectors, armoured patrols and frisking at exam centres on Sunday morning.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

As customers line up to enter the theater, the guards frisking them and checking their bags repeat one reminder: “Don’t put your feet on the seats.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

The TV audience’s response to the bit — which carried on into frisking presenters Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa per the Academy’s “protocol” — was mixed on Twitter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

The sea breeze came down from the leaves and followed at her heels, jumping up now and again and frisking all around.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt