Example Sentences

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Now Sgt Nichols is patrolling around Chico - on loan from Paradise police - to help deter looters or opportunists who attempt to raid communities after an evacuation order.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

The vessel is patrolling the deadliest migration route in the central Mediterranean.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2022

The DWP’s conservation response unit team is patrolling each day and following up on waste reports they receive, Cheng said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Demoted from inspector, Chris Carson is patrolling the streets of his Liverpool, England, hometown, confronting crime and his own angst.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022

When I'm sure that no one is patrolling the street, I dart through the shadows toward the house and crawl to a broken board that leads under the porch.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu