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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Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Both were taken to a Cambridgeshire police station and have since been bailed with "strict conditions", the Metropolitan Police said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
BANGKOK—Locked in an office at a police station in Yangon, the economic capital of war-torn Myanmar, Adam Castillo realized he wasn’t entirely out of luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The two suspects remain in police custody after being taken to a London police station for questioning.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Those kids, the Black Panthers, they're down at the police station now staging a protest,” Leon said.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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