police station
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police station
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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After opting against turning it into a historical monument to avoid drawing extremists, an expert commission decided to make it a police station.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Not everyone is happy with the decision to open a police station there, saying it sends the wrong signal.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Palestinian territory's Hamas-run interior ministry said the head of the local police station, Col Mohammed Marwan Salem, and several other officers were among those killed in what it condemned as a "massacre".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ma said he went to the LAPD’s Van Nuys police station three times to report Nguyen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Maybe she could ask about a police station and allow herself to be deported.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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