policeman

Example Sentences

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After two trips in his pickup truck, Juenke, a retired Houston policeman, waded through rushing waters to the Wiggle Inn cabin and became stranded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

They would be vigilantly watching for the resident policeman who was determined to catch them, he said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

While working as a military policeman there, he joined a judo club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"People are afraid," said Nasr al-Din, a 42-year-old policeman who, as a child, lived through the 1991 exodus -- "thrown on a donkey's back with my sister".

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

I don’t think we’re going to get there without being questioned, not with Sala turning her face from every soldier or policeman on the street.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron