patrol car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of patrol car
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The patrol car pulls up and immediately it's a confrontation.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Angelo Rodriguez, 24, allegedly slammed his patrol car into a Nissan Versa near the Rosecrans Avenue exit of the 605 Freeway South on July 20th, disabling the car, authorities have previously said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Former presidential candidate Enrique Marquez, one of the first to be released, was driven home in a patrol car.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Higgs’s dashcam showed a few drops of rain hitting the windshield of his patrol car about an hour after police arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
I've taken only two steps into the driveway before the door opens on the patrol car and a female officer appears.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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