line of duty
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One traffic and news pilot, Captain Max’s successor Jim Hicklin, was killed more or less in the line of duty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Three firefighters died this week in the line of duty, two in Crete and one in the Peloponnese.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Ma supports the death penalty for those who kill police officers in the line of duty or commit heinous crimes against women and children.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Behind the military’s Berlin headquarters building, there is a memorial to the more than 3,000 military and civilian members of the German armed forces who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Her husband had been a police officer, a detective, who had lost his life in the line of duty, she said as she served us more and more of the delicious sweet bread.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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