police up
Example Sentences
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Have they taken the police up on the offer?
From Slate ● May 26, 2023
According to the Berlin police, up to 500 officers will be on the streets in the city all day to prevent the blockades or end them quickly, dpa reported.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Ms. Demings is also co-sponsoring a separate bipartisan bill to fund the police, up for consideration in the House.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
His arrest gave police up to 96 hours to charge or release him, but it would be four weeks until a key piece of DNA evidence was recovered.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2019
“It looks like the troops are goldbricking again and the C.O. needs to revamp the work detail. Let’s cut the idle chitchat and police up the area.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
