cops
- present tense form of cop (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A teen riding an electric motorcycle in an Orange County park learned a tough lesson after trying to go wheel to wheel against a police officer: motorcycle cops are very hard to outrun.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
But just a few days into Scotland's Miami adventure, a video was released showing Miami cops telling a man to remove a cone he'd placed on a statue as he "wasn't in Boston anymore".
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
The robot cops represent the other side of the ledger: China’s institutional ambition.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
If we call the cops on teens violating a city curfew, it suggests a cavalier attitude toward the perils of the justice system.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
“Not until the cops have examined every inch of the house. You think cops are going to believe anything we tell them about an alternate world?”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
