dispatcher

Example Sentences

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“My father has been illegally detained,” he told the dispatcher nervously, stumbling over his words.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Moran, an Ecuadorean Spanish speaker, told the emergency dispatcher that she had been kidnapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Another volunteer fulfilling the role of dispatcher, also on the call, identifies them by make and model.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

Just before 5 p.m., a dispatcher said that “S1,” referring to the man who left the Ann Arbor-Saline Road address, was at an unknown parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The dispatcher, Emilio Cisneros, was the only man holding down the fort.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols