officer of the law
Example Sentences
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Winston in “New Girl” became a policeman, and now you get to be an officer of the law again in “Fargo.”
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024
In an equally egregious oversight, “My Policeman” barely acknowledges the fact that Tom, as an officer of the law, has been tasked with enforcing the same barbaric law that his love of Patrick violates.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022
Describing internal affairs investigator Takoyoshi Shindo in “Cry of the Earth,” Yokoyama observes, “As a fellow officer of the law, his was work that felt good. It was the disciplinary side that was the challenge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2020
A kind, maternal officer of the law, sure, but maybe that is a mistake I make, letting that happen.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
They walked around the block three times, the cop pretending not to notice the hands that went up to hide smiles as the people saw a fully uniformed officer of the law so engaged.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
