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Examples of military police in a Sentence
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Authorities immediately cleared the room, and the two protesters were taken in for questioning by the Carabinieri, the Italian military police.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
In practice, few expect military police officers to start searching Haredi neighborhoods to arrest seminary students who should be serving in the army.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The Dayton Police Department released a statement that Fern has been a police officer there since October 2022 and is also a military police officer with the Ohio Army National Guard.
—Jessica Schmidt, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
Within a year of Franco’s killing, two former military police officers were arrested and accused of pulling the trigger in her death.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
In Germany, about 45,000 Americans go to work each day around the Kaiserslautern Military Community, a network of U.S. Army and Air Force bases that accommodates schools, housing complexes, dental clinics, hospitals, community centers, sports clubs, food courts, military police and retail stores.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
When a deputy arrived, a military police officer said Lipari had a warrant for his arrest.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Alan Ritchson stars as Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator who becomes embroiled in a series of conspiracies and investigations.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Some of the experiences have been unnerving, like a trip to Turkey in 1999 during a period of unrest when military police filled the streets, Maley said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
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“Military police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20police. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
military police
noun
: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions
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