patrolman

Example Sentences

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Asked how he’d like to be remembered, Wambaugh summed it up with the no-nonsense crispness of a patrolman handing out a speeding ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

A 27-year-old patrolman when he was shot, Patterson was later promoted to detective.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Philip, then a New York City patrolman, kept close watch over his boys as they grew.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

It didn’t help when the patrolman asked for our identification and saw we were from California.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

“I’m really sorry about all that, sir,” the patrolman said, thinking: Sorrier for me than for you.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen