Example Sentences

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He wore a white rosary and had tattoos, including one that said "bobbie", she said.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2019

He is described as having a distinctive tattoo of the word "bobbie" on his stomach.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2019

The bobbie scowled and said: "Well, I should'a thought they'd let an old man like you get off a bit earlier than this."

From Time Magazine Archive

A Japanese, watched by an unsuspecting Tokyo "bobbie," hauled the flag down, cut it from the halyards with a razor, crumpled it up, fled.

From Time Magazine Archive

My knee went straight through him and shoved the man ahead into the coat-tails of the bobbie in front.

From Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others by Bangs, John Kendrick