police

Example Sentences

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A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Most of the 126 authorities and organisations the government consulted before presenting the bill were critical or opposed the measure, including the police and the prison service.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Suddenly they were confronted by security guards and New Orleans police and manhandled out of the hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

A 19-year-old police officer hurt in a crash while responding to a report of a separate collision has died of her injuries.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“So the police couldn’t use it to identify her.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott