paddy wagon

Example Sentences

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At 2 a.m., they brought them to the paddy wagon that would take them to the temporary detention facility.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

For a second Friday, Fonda stepped into the paddy wagon with hands bound.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2019

The Associated Press reported that Fonda was taken away in a paddy wagon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019

“One cruiser or paddy wagon is about the same price,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2019

And they would throw us in, and old Bull would say, “Take 'em off” and they did; and we would just go in the paddy wagon singing, “We Shall Overcome.”

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry