police state
Example Sentences
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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
The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
He’s also enlisted local police, state troopers and private security for the events.
From Salon ● May 5, 2025
Some of the Americans who crossed were driven by evangelical zeal or simply attracted by the mystery of a severely cloistered police state fueled by anti-U.S. hatred.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
To maintain his power, Hitler quickly turned Germany into a police state.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
