How to Use police in a Sentence

police

1 of 2 noun
  • Police arrested a man whom they identified as the murderer.
  • The police asked the man his name.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • She was then asked again by police to drop her gun.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Sajid Akram was shot dead by police at the crime scene.
    — ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • At last check, the dog got loose, and police have not said if it was found.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The eldest child was with him when he was shot dead by police.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The police were not called and no arrests were made.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There is no threat to the public, police said.
    — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The next day, police found Grimes’ body in the crawl space.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The car crashed into a tree, police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All four died from gunshot wounds, police said.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • It’s used to protect the police.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
  • All children are safe, police said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • In that one, police said the thieves waved guns and fired four rounds at the owner.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Sterling Heights police and fire went to the scene.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • San Diego police said the shooting could have been far worse.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Finding a new police chief for the city has been months in the making.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Just down the street, police stood ready to escort Vance out.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The police department says no one called them at that time.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The ages of those detained by the police were unclear.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The truck may have minor damage to the hood or grille, police said.
    — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Lynch said police were made aware that the woman may have had access to firearms.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The two victims do not know each other, police said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The light pole then struck a Jeep on the highway, state police said.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 4 May 2026
  • Two women were found inside with stab wounds, police said.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • That feeling doesn’t just go away when police announce an all-clear.
    — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • But for years police were unable to arrest him.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Bazyan’s mother fled to a neighbor’s home and called police.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The man in the Yukon got out after the crash and grabbed a gun, police said.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The numbers and rates of police stops declined.
    — John A. Shjarback, The Conversation, 25 May 2026

police

2 of 2 verb
  • The coast is policed by the military.
  • The officers police the streets for reckless drivers.
  • The international agency polices the development of atomic energy facilities.
  • Some of us have had our weight policed by loved ones behind closed doors.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • None of this is to say that policing an armed society is easy.
    — The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Residents turned in five guns to police on the first day.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Parents have the right to police what their children can view or read.
    — Pamela Avila, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Residents turned in five guns to police that first day.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • This is something that the market should be able to police.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The aim is to support people, not police them.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The report was made to police by the child’s parent.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The store was known to police too, according to court records.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But baseball has a way of policing itself, right?
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Of course, with more rules comes the need for policing to ensure the rules are followed.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The whisky industry isn’t equipped to police this.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • So far, states have led efforts to police AI.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For years, the city has worked beyond just policing tactics to address it.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • For now, the Yankees can police themselves with their fines.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • It was meant to advise the council on policing best practices.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • The line is policed by culture and reinforced by class.
    — Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • That means, at times, policing its own—and not letting the crazies run the asylum.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The last decade spent learning about policing through school and jobs had all led to Riverside.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • He was known to police for multiple prior thefts.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, Khamenei’s new regime began policing their lives and rolling back their rights.
    — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • In short, the state does not need to police a mother if a mother polices herself.
    — Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
  • Berthel disagreed that the bill was policing teachers’ lesson plans.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Drugs like this are hard to police in part because their composition changes all the time.
    — Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Alliance members take turns policing Baltic skies around the clock, seven days a week.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Asking them to police a city is unfair — to them, and to the people they’re supposed to serve.
    — Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Over the past five years, the cost of policing across the region has increased at a steady, manageable pace.
    — Rajiv Bhateja, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

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