police officer
Example Sentences
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But when a man who appeared to be a Mumbai police officer appeared on video, he and his wife followed every instruction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
I told him I felt like I was in over my head and mentioned that my husband was a police officer who would be home in 20 minutes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
He has recounted youthful dreaming of becoming a police officer like his father.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
He said it was only when he was arrested that he discovered that Wai was no longer a police officer, and was now a Border Force officer - and that his superintendent ID was fake.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Brenda Lewis was a former Montgomery police officer who joined us after seeing more abuses of power than she could tolerate at the police department.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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