Example Sentences

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Los Angeles police officers were patrolling the park around 10: 20 p.m. on May 5 when they spotted Johnson abruptly conduct a U-turn in front of them, according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He’s even patrolling center field again after being shunted off to right in a failed attempt to keep him intact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

With bands of men patrolling the 273,000-acre forest, poachers and illegal loggers have stayed away, allowing the grasslands to rejuvenate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Clips of a duckling swimming in a bath or two happy pooches patrolling their neighbourhood are examples of the curated programming on "PetTV".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

What I would not have given, back in Baltimore, for a line of officers, agents of my country and my community, patrolling my route to school!

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates