cops
- present tense form of cop (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Cops in Hayward, near San Francisco, became suspicious when they noticed the passenger in one vehicle -- slumped over, wearing a blue hoodie and a sun hat -- appeared to have no face.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Appeared in the February 24, 2026, print edition as 'Mamdani Should Spare These Cops the Ax'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Cops began running down the street telling anyone stuck in traffic, “Run for your lives.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
"Cops are back staffing. They're back doing the kind of work they're doing. CVI is back on the street. Kids are back in school. Prevention services are back," he said.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024
“Yeah. More than once, too. Cops wanting me to lift my shirt so they could see if I had weapons on me. Pat-downs and all that.”
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
