paddy wagon
Example Sentences
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“In the paddy wagon, I told everyone the number for the Colorado Freedom Fund. I said, ‘Hey guys, repeat this number until you get to a phone.’”
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2020
But there’s one thing that’s changed: That step up into the paddy wagon is tougher at age 81.
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
“I stepped out of the paddy wagon and held my fist up,” he said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2019
A police officer grabs Dr. King by the seat of his trousers and leads him to a paddy wagon during a demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
