policeman

Example Sentences

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So he mentioned it to the policeman on the corner, and the policeman said he’d better go investigate because with Herdmans you never could tell.

From Literature

The question roiling this southern African country is more existential: Are the animals personal pets, or furry policemen?

From The Wall Street Journal

A lone policeman stands guard, his face covered against the relentless snow.

From BBC

Among the yet-to-be-solved questions surrounding “Bookish” is whether viewers will, like a 1946 London policeman, find Book insufferable, or if Mr. Gatiss and his insistent twinkle find a place in their hearts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firefighters used an excavator to remove broken glass and gnarled metal strewn across the site as policemen with pump-action rifles patrolled on motorbike to prevent looting.

From Barron's