police dog

noun

1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2

Examples of police dog in a Sentence

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Elmhurst’s other police dog is Tommy, a Dutch shepherd and Belgian Malinois mix. Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025 The scene shortly after the attack was tense, as law enforcement agents with a police dog walked through the streets looking for threats and instructed the public to stay clear of the mall. Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 San Diego is paying out nearly $1.5 million to settle lawsuits alleging the mishandling of a mental health patient, crashes involving city vehicles, bite injuries from a police dog and a sewer leak. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 In a statement, the Dade County Sheriff’s Office mourned the loss of K-9 Georgia, one of the department’s newest police dogs. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for police dog

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2

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