How to Use police dog in a Sentence

police dog

noun
  • At least one can be seen with a police dog.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Boomer, a police dog, tried to track him, but lost his trail.
    — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Deputies tried to use a police dog to track the man but could not find him.
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2020
  • When that had no effect, two police dogs were dog was sent in.
    — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Bosco is the canine police dog that was kind of at the heart of this case.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Six white deputies and a police dog searched the bus for drugs and found none, the coach said.
    — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 12 May 2022
  • Some people think a mean dog will make a good police dog, and that’s just not the case.
    — Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Bystanders at the scene said the man was subdued by a police dog.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Officers rushed to help, and one of them led the police dog away.
    — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Officers found two out of the three men with the help of police dogs and drones.
    — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • When the man would not come out of the house, police entered with a police dog.
    — Staff, cleveland, 31 July 2022
  • Police searched for the driver with the help of a police dog, but were not able to find him.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Officers used a police dog to search the inside of her car, then her trunk.
    — Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The deputy released his police dog to get the man into handcuffs.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Two of them pressed him into the hood while a third stood a few feet away, keeping a police dog at bay.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
  • As police and a police dog closed in, Richard shot and killed himself.
    — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • The suspects fled the vehicle on foot, but were caught with the help of police dogs.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2017
  • As police and a police dog closed in, Richard shot and killed himself.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Officers searched the area using a drone and a police dog, but could not find him.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • He was caught by a police dog, and the gun — thought to have been used in the murder — was fished out by the dive team.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Police searched the area with K-9 police dogs but did not find any suspects.
    — Ian Cummings, kansascity, 30 Oct. 2017
  • And a police dog, shot in the face, is being treated and is expected to live.
    — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Police used a police dog to search the area for possible assailants, but the dog lost the scent.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 5 June 2018
  • Guide dogs, service dogs, military dogs and police dogs are often well trained and well bred.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • With a bark, a police dog alerted the officers that a weapon was — or had been — inside the car.
    — David Ovalle, miamiherald, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Officers searched the area with the help of a drone and a police dog, but were unable to locate the teens.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 6 May 2025
  • Working with the police dogs was Joering's dream job, the chief said.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Conley had a police dog brought in, which revealed the presence of narcotics.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Officers deployed a bean bag and sent a police dog to assist in the arrest.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026

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