cop
noun
cops
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present tense formof cop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“If the cops are involved, that means the photos will be deleted,” Kayra texted her sister immediately after the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“The cops talk to me like I’m the nuisance,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"If anyone is going to be the one that spearheads getting rid of abusive cops? Sign me up," Langley said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The 69-year-old New Orleans native has never wavered in his claims of innocence, insisting since his 1977 arrest that the cops had the wrong guy.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
He risked a glance; it was one of the advancing cops, their hands up, their focus not on any of the students, but on Daley.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
