Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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While unions have always been tied closely with the struggles of civil rights, that has become even more pronounced in the years since George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Read is on trial for the second time in the January 2022 murder of her boyfriend, O'Keefe, a Boston police officer.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
When Hamoud returned to work, a manager accused Hamoud of driving past him and the janitor to intimidate him, and later called Hamoud into a meeting with two police officers present, according to the lawsuit.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
The first Chicago police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year, Rivera was mourned by city officials and her fellow officers, who praised her work ethic and asked Chicagoans to keep her family in their prayers.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Read is on trial for the second time in the January 2022 murder of her boyfriend, O'Keefe, a Boston police officer.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
When Hamoud returned to work, a manager accused Hamoud of driving past him and the janitor to intimidate him, and later called Hamoud into a meeting with two police officers present, according to the lawsuit.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
The first Chicago police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year, Rivera was mourned by city officials and her fellow officers, who praised her work ethic and asked Chicagoans to keep her family in their prayers.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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