How to Use patrol in a Sentence

patrol

1 of 2 noun
  • Army patrols combed the area.
  • The guard makes a patrol of the building every hour.
  • Soldiers are on patrol along the border.
  • How long have dogs worked in avalanche patrol?
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • While out on patrol, his own home went up in flames.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Cox-Rosen went on freeze patrol.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • He was shot and killed by border patrol agents.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Two state patrol flight crew members were in the plane at the time.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Monday is the first of their overnight patrols.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The patrol confirmed his death.
    — Kathy McCormack, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Well, border patrol agents are on the front line of this crisis.
    — CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • He was then run over by a patrol vehicle, video shows.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Chicago police plan to step up patrols for the event.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Justin Ewing, a spokesman for the state patrol, in an email.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Democrats also want an end to these roving patrols.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol, flags and signs.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol, flags and signs.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • On the second, a friend took his spot on a patrol that was hit by two suicide bombers.
    — Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • Gilreath was pronounced dead at the scene, highway patrol said.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • She was reassigned to patrol at that time.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Iraq has beefed up patrols along its border with Syria.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That could be the result of the patrols, and more could be done to monitor that.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Police also said there would be extra patrols in that area.
    — Statesman Staff, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Planes which had gone out in advance to patrol were returning.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Cobalt works in tech but has recently been spending more time on patrol than at her day job.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The patrol noted that road conditions were wet at the time.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • O’Hara got dressed and called the county sheriff and the colonel of the state patrol.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Mop-up and patrol continue on the southern flank.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Extra patrols have since been deployed.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025

patrol

2 of 2 verb
  • The squad had orders to patrol the area.
  • The border is patrolled by the army.
  • Adults patrolled the streets to keep bears away.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Now, Collins will patrol left field.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But not for a team that has Abreu patrolling right field.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Crews were on scene patrolling ofr a cause, Moreno said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Grapevine police will soon be patrolling more than just the city’s streets.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hendry at one time patrolled the streets as a patrolman.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • When federal agents start patrolling my own streets?
    — Lauren Grodstein, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The border had to be patrolled for Muslim men who would kill us.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Transportation police bought boats to patrol around bridge piers in the state.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Crews continued to patrol overnight and again early the next day.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Three additional brush trucks were added to patrol the city.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The area is well-patrolled, though standard city awareness is advised.
    — Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Adele asked during a break in songs, while patrolling her stage and armed with a T-shirt cannon.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • Then the big men went to work without Wembanyama patrolling the paint.
    — CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • German shepherds keep watch, and an armed soldier patrols the river by boat.
    — Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Lifeguards patrol the area during the summer months.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Benz said that state police use the helicopter often for patrolling work.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • By night, the scene softens with storm lanterns lit by hotel staff, who also patrol the premises.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • One that belongs to the largest predator that ever patrolled the waters.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Swim or surf at beaches patrolled by lifeguards and follow their advice.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • The sightings pushed Kearns to begin patrolling the area around his former school.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
  • And that’s how the Spurs feel with Wembanyama patrolling the court.
    — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Neidermayer thinks there may need to be more police patrolling this lot.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • The lights stayed on through the night, and the constant noise of patrolling guards left him agitated and afraid.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Hosts also serve as the eyes and ears of park rangers, patrolling the grounds and ensuring campers follow the rules.
    — Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
  • They would be patrolled by Lebanese troops, distinct from Hezbollah.
    — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Those costs mainly came from responding to protests and patrolling hotels.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • No soldiers patrolled every street.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

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