police state
Example Sentences
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Similar to the way Lamar’s performance was laden with symbolism about Black history, life and death under the American police state, Bad Bunny placed cultural tributes in plain sight.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Here, it justifies the creation of a dystopian, paranoid police state because it will make it easier to find someone’s lost dog.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026
It is a plan that admits the realities of life in a police state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Stone & Son, which then called the driver and told him to pull over and wait for police, state police said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
“It’s run like a police state, and it’s boring and clueless.”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
