policewoman
Americannoun
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policewomen
plural
Gender
See -woman.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of policewoman
Example Sentences
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The policewoman frightened him so much with warnings of severe legal consequences that he avoided telling his daughters or bank managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
I asked the equine squad for the breed of horses and one policewoman told me, “Percherons, with a few Clydesdales in the back.”
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
In one final scene, she reveals her name and her real-life dream: to become a policewoman.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
“Your hair is so nice,” one of the men told Ji-su, a 33-year-old policewoman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Tuesday, just before lunch, a doctor and a policewoman and a technician came in.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
Ms Sharma said there were ripples of change every now and then: for instance, in 1988, two policewomen made headlines after they married each other.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2023
A legal official familiar with Suu Kyi’s court proceedings said she is being held in a newly constructed building with three policewomen, whose duty is to assist her.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
South Korea aims to raise the number of policewomen to 15% of the 130,000-strong force in 2022, up from 13.4% as of December 2020.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2021
“She joined policing at a time when policewomen were faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles,” Chief Michel Moore said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
A Negro engineer monitored recording equipment between the altar and the coffin which was guarded by eight uniformed Negro policemen and two uniformed Negro policewomen.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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