patrolling

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Abdi, a 23-year-old man from Somalia whose name has been changed to protect his identity, is one of those who lives in the shadows - terrified of the immigration agents still patrolling the city.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Clips of a duckling swimming in a bath or two happy pooches patrolling their neighbourhood are examples of the curated programming on "PetTV".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

From the U.S. perspective, he said, it’s a good thing to have friendly ships from New Zealand and U.S. treaty ally Australia patrolling the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Eric Halem created Drive-LA in 2021 as a side gig to his day job patrolling the San Fernando Valley for the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I envied my classmates who had been penciled-in to easy posts: patrolling the parking lot, guarding the sally port, perched atop a wall tower.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover