blotter

Example Sentences

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He grew up in Latrobe, Penn., and got his start in journalism writing the police blotter for his local paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Meneley’s shooting is the first shooting by SPD officers in eight months and the first fatal one in 23 months, the blotter post says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Officers Adam Fowler and Nick French were identified as the officers who opened fire, according to the blotter post.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

This arrangement—the “four-way”—would recur throughout the history of blotter.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2024

When Art saw the two of them come through the door, he dropped his pen at the edge of his desk blotter and stood and covered his eyes with his hands.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson