policeman
Americannoun
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See -man.
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She has also become friends with Detective Inspector Rideout, a local policeman with rumpled movie-star looks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Dressed in a shabby old coat and chic beret—“a look halfway between woman of mystery and lobster fisher”—Nora aims to thwart a dangerous psychopath while protecting the policeman with whom she’s increasingly smitten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
After a rough start, including a run-in with an irritating policeman, she lands at the home of a baker, Osono, who gives her a place to stay in exchange for labor and her delivery services.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
A photo on social media from before 2014 shows him in Ukrainian police uniform, with a badge identifying him as a traffic policeman.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Helena grumbles, grabbing the broom while I put the extra food in the cupboards, out of sight, and stuff my armband into the hole in the mattress, looking for anything else a policeman shouldn’t see.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
You wouldn't see such gesticulation from a posse of policemen directing traffic at a busy crossroads.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Flashing cars carrying heavily armed policemen are patrolling the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Months earlier, he had reunited with one of the policemen in the video, Stoll Watt, to announce an upcoming documentary into his obscure and eccentric life.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
As a result, more than 75,000 policemen, soldiers and private security officers were activated for the opening ceremony, and camouflaged soldiers carrying assault rifles became a common sight outside venues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The two policemen looked at each other, and one nodded.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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