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Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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McCord was booked into jail on suspicion of attempting to murder a police officer and committing a felony while on bond or bail.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
The magnet fisherman flagged down a passing police officer after making the find off the Bayou St. John Bridge.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
The value of hiring more skilled police officers also seems to be gaining ground.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
In the show, Keough plays the acclaimed author who died in 2022, alongside Oscar nominee Gladstone, 37, who plays police officer Cam Bentland, as the pair attempt to solve a case involving the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Victoria, British Columbia.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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police officer
noun
: a member of a police force
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