frisk
verb (used without object)
to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic.
frisks
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present tense formof frisk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In one police precinct, Denerstein said, only 41 percent of stops, 32 percent of frisks and 26 percent of searches were lawful.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The landmark case found that the Fourth Amendment is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks them without probable cause.
From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2020
Courts should use a similar jury instruction to encourage the police, whenever practicable, to record stops, frisks, and other encounters with civilians and to inform juries that accounts of nonrecorded encounters are less reliable.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2016
Later, a masked agent frisks the same suspect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2015
During the exit frisks, we’d find waffles stuffed inside pants and shirts.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
