policeman
Americannoun
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See -man.
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Origin of policeman
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Byfield, meanwhile, accused the policeman of giving false testimony during the earlier drunkenness case.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
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
The image of a burly policeman traipsing across the stage with an empty plastic bag, attempting to “capture” the air, was the stuff of Chaplinesque comedy.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
TV footage showed police commandos in fatigues entering the Senate building in Manila early on Wednesday evening, with anti-riot policemen with shields and helmets surrounding the perimeter.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Flashing cars carrying heavily armed policemen are patrolling the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 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
Firefighters used an excavator to remove broken glass and gnarled metal strewn across the site as policemen with pump-action rifles patrolled on motorbike to prevent looting.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
At first I thought it was so dope because I’d never been up that late before, but when I came into the living room and saw the policemen, I knew something was wrong.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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