police
the force of policemen and officers
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,409 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,066 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the force of policemen and officers also: police force, constabulary, law the law came looking for him
verb
- maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol also: patrol
police in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was from the Prefect of Police of Paris.
Nonsense Novels · Stephen Leacock · Chapter 1
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The chief of detective police was none other than the celebrated Gevrol.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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In this disordered room, in the midst of these excited people, that word, the “police,” sounded like a thunderclap.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1
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There was a fearful to-do then, and the landlord jumped over the bar and stood in the doorway, whistling for the police.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1