coppers

Example Sentences

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“This isn’t the local coppers coming down, these are men in dark suits.”

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Mette, who has been with the department for 18 years, told "young coppers" they have a "long way to go."

From Fox News • Oct. 21, 2021

“You want to say `I know all these coppers, I know all these things?’

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2020

Its conclusion, following a public consultation, was that the £50 note and coppers should all remain, and that the mix of notes and coins in circulation should be unchanged "for years to come".

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2019

Obviously Gebu had a great deal on his mind or he would never have forgotten the coppers or those other loaves or permitted his gutter-waif half brother to keep a whole fish for himself.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw