- present tense form of police (3rd person singular).
polices
Example Sentences
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The company has faced scrutiny over how it polices content and users on its site, who in theory must be 18 or over.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2026
The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
Dear Sir—The death of our client, and your uncle, John Glenning, on the 14th inst., reveals the fact that one of his life insurance polices was executed with you as beneficiary.
From The Man from Jericho by Litsey, Edwin Carlile