gendarme
Example Sentences
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There were no gendarmes on Trump’s tail, no threat of violence or self-harm, no real suspense.
From Washington Post
Four people — two gendarmes and two protesters — were hospitalized in serious condition.
From Seattle Times
“They come to destroy, to injure and to kill police officers and gendarmes,” the minister said Monday when discussing the policing, according to The Associated Press.
From Washington Times
When Wick faces off against challengers at the Arc de Triomphe in “Chapter 4,” there are no gendarmes, no blaring sirens or screaming bystanders to interrupt the kinetic flow.
From New York Times
After so many years of consultations and discussions, the idea of needing gendarmes to protect holes of water seemed “not normal,” he said, “because there are people who want to break it all.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
