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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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Darlington said the golfer tried to drive around the crash by way of the median — and continued to drive despite a police officer instructing him to stop.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
There’s a fair amount of overlap between the first and second chapter, in which Plemons now plays Daniel, a police officer who hasn’t been the same since his wife, Liz (Stone), went missing.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 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 28 May. 2024.
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police officer
noun
: a member of a police force
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