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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The Daily Star also carries the story on the "cops probe" into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor time in Balmoral, although elsewhere it leads with tributes to Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The video shows Nevada skillfully dribbling the ball and scoring, before cutting to the preschool prodigy looking at the cops with confusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Daily Mirror says "Andrew cops blunder but.. it's not over".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Colin had the brief pleasure of rolling in with an army of off-duty Baltimore cops, old pals of his, and taking it back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Wanda shrieked, and then the first of the cops was upon them.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
