line of duty
Example Sentences
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Behind the military’s Berlin headquarters building, there is a memorial to the more than 3,000 military and civilian members of the German armed forces who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Although more incidents are being reported, available data still shows local law enforcement officers are far more likely to be attacked in the line of duty than immigration agents.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
County sheriff’s deputy to die in the line of duty was Alfredo Flores, who succumbed in April 2024 to burns suffered from the Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
He speaks of officers surrounded by threats, recites statistics of those killed in the line of duty, paints a portrait of chaos ever lurking at the roadside.
From Slate • May 15, 2025
The sacrifice medal, a silver disk on a red-and-black ribbon, given for death in the line of duty, presented to Frank as if it were something important, something that made everything all right.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
