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: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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Examples of trooper in a Sentence
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Police said troopers responded to reports of an active shooter in Holmes County.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
The trooper headed to the neighborhood and found Soubeih on the front porch with a gunshot wound.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
According to information from troopers and the Lehighton Borough Police Department, on the day of the slaying, officers responded to Whitehead Jr.'s home about 3:30 p.m. for a report of an assault in progress.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
State troopers, ordered by Governor Jeremiah Rusk, fired shots into the crowd of mostly Polish workers, killing seven people.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Clark hit a concrete wall before falling off his motorcycle, troopers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Earlier that same day, another Black man, 28-year-old Dion Johnson, died after he was shot by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper in the gore point of the Loop 101 and Tatum Boulevard in the northern part of Phoenix.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Afterward, the trooper looked over and saw Marshall standing with a gun.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The plan was to send 60 state troopers to reinforce communities throughout South Florida, with a high concentration in Miami Beach, according to the governor.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
The trooper headed to the neighborhood and found Soubeih on the front porch with a gunshot wound.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
According to information from troopers and the Lehighton Borough Police Department, on the day of the slaying, officers responded to Whitehead Jr.'s home about 3:30 p.m. for a report of an assault in progress.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
State troopers, ordered by Governor Jeremiah Rusk, fired shots into the crowd of mostly Polish workers, killing seven people.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Clark hit a concrete wall before falling off his motorcycle, troopers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Earlier that same day, another Black man, 28-year-old Dion Johnson, died after he was shot by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper in the gore point of the Loop 101 and Tatum Boulevard in the northern part of Phoenix.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Afterward, the trooper looked over and saw Marshall standing with a gun.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The plan was to send 60 state troopers to reinforce communities throughout South Florida, with a high concentration in Miami Beach, according to the governor.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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