patrol
verb (used without object)
(of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
will be patrolling
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future progressiveof patrol.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Officers will be patrolling the areas and issuing citations, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
“Before you sleep tonight the “amabherethe” will be patrolling here, and we ask the community to cooperate with them,” said Cele.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
Instead, groups of police called “community engagement officers” will be patrolling the areas around schools, said James N. D’Andrea, chief of staff to the superintendent, in a board of education meeting Tuesday.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2021
Local official Louis Cappelli says that on their first day, new officers have to go round the neighbourhood they will be patrolling knocking on doors and introducing themselves.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2020
As of now, Dussel will be doing his work in the bathroom, and Peter will be patrolling the house between eight-thirty and nine-thirty.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
