Example Sentences

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But reality is that the world doesn’t police itself, and an unpoliced world is pandemonium.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

A group of mothers — “Real moms. Not actors” — are shown sitting around a table, clutching coffee cups and fretting about the prospect of unpoliced schools.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2019

That means the largely unpoliced and invisible Irish land border will become the boundary between the EU and the UK - raising vexing questions about trade and customs checks.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2018

Securities fraud may go unpoliced, labor complaints may go unaddressed, and the crucial midlevel relationships that bind the United States to foreign allies may deteriorate.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2017

From the whole multitude there came not one loud or angry note, and, for any appearance of authority on the scene it was altogether unpoliced, and kept safe solely by the universal good-humor.

From London Films by Howells, William Dean