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
What Yokoyama is describing is crisis management, the forte of inspector Shinju Futawatari — “thin, resembling a banker more than an officer of the law, unsure even of how to make an arrest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2020
When the Father puts on a badge and a hat, he becomes an officer of the law.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 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
