police officer

Example Sentences

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This is what we have instead of the normal process by which you would, for example, sue a local police officer.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Before Bowen could speak up, Georgiou added that he’s a police officer in Athens, and that he chose their spots carefully.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Such as the day a police officer sat at the counter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

They prod the police officer to notice that there were two drinking glasses and a knocked-over chair in the trailer where George lived alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Now I can see that at each ruined desalination machine stands a police officer in riot gear with an automatic rifle, warning people to keep away—as if there’s still something to protect.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman