paddy wagon
Example Sentences
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“You don’t want to come in right away loading people into the paddy wagon … You have to balance these two interests as closely as you can.”
From Washington Post • May 10, 2022
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
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
