patrolling

Example Sentences

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Officers were seen patrolling the cordon and shouted at several cyclists who at one point attempted to pass through a cycle lane within the cordon.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“We have a ton of patrolling still going on.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Elsewhere, what used to be roaming bands of Hadzabe men now work as village forest guards, tasked with patrolling vast scrub forests and acacia bushlands to look out for poachers, land grabbers and illegal loggers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

City officials said local hunters were expected to begin patrolling the area on Friday, according to the broadcaster.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Four armed guards were patrolling the parking lot, and cars were parked all around the wire-netting fence that surrounded the former football field.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke