Example Sentences

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A squad of plainclothesmen that happened to be nearby was ordered to respond to the call.

From US News • Aug. 8, 2014

Thousands of police in riot gear were deployed to protect cinemas with plainclothesmen also inside the halls.

From Reuters • Feb. 12, 2010

The Americans, guarded by Egyptian uniformed police and plainclothesmen, enjoyed an early-afternoon meal in the grand ballroom, dining on tomato soup, roast chicken and French pastry.

From Time Magazine Archive

The city labors under omnipresent police, armed cops patrolling the streets of the industrial zone, gun-toting guards standing sentry in factory doorways, plainclothesmen nosing into every stranger's business.

From Time Magazine Archive

He too stood in lengthy conference with the two plainclothesmen, and then with Leon, and finally with Leon and Mrs. Tallis.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan