police force
noun
: a body of trained officers entrusted by a government with maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime
Examples of police force in a Sentence
He joined the local police force.
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
Recent Examples on the Web
In the first novel, The Silver Bone, Samson doesn’t even join the police force until about a third of the way in, leaving the reader suspended in the tense atmosphere of occupied Kyiv waiting for the story to begin.
—
Uilleam Blacker, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
The same police force still patrols the neighborhood.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Despite multiple warnings from the FBI and police forces across the United States, iPhone and Android owners are still falling victim to attacks daily — with their money, their data, even their identities being stolen.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Prince's role will be to advise the Haitian government and its undermanned and underequipped police force on how to take on the street gangs amid record levels of violence in which thousands of people have been killed, injured and abducted.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for police force
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Uilleam Blacker, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
The same police force still patrols the neighborhood.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Despite multiple warnings from the FBI and police forces across the United States, iPhone and Android owners are still falling victim to attacks daily — with their money, their data, even their identities being stolen.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Prince's role will be to advise the Haitian government and its undermanned and underequipped police force on how to take on the street gangs amid record levels of violence in which thousands of people have been killed, injured and abducted.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for police force
Cite this Entry
“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share