police station
Americannoun
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police stations
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police station
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Her new show, “Cartwheel,” is a reference to reports in some media that she performed acrobatics in the police station in the aftermath of Kercher’s death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The man had been called into the local police station on the pretext of checking his personal data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Austria will formally open a new police station on Wednesday in Adolf Hitler's former house, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Aberi was taken to a police station in West Midlands with detectives later carrying out searches at properties in Birmingham and Liverpool as part of their investigation.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The way the system works in South Africa is that you’re arrested and held in a cell at the police station until your bail hearing.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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