patrolling
Example Sentences
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Federal troops were patrolling Mekelle and manning key institutions on Sunday, a local journalist told AFP, as communications were restored for the first time in more than a week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The number of gendarmes patrolling the coast within Dieppe and further to nearly the Le Havre area have been increased, she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
She said Mohammed was killed after running away from soldiers patrolling their village of Al-Rihiya, in the south of the occupied West Bank.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
On June 9, the president posted at 12:38 p.m. that Iran had shot down an Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, adding, “The United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It took a few weeks, working on and off, in between patrolling the bars.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
