PATROL in a Sentence
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54 example sentences for PATROL, such as:
1. They made hourly patrol of the area.
2. The scouts are watching out for enemy patrols.
3. The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area.
4. The patrol could form a cluster in this open space.
5. The steps of the patrol became more and more distinct.
2. The scouts are watching out for enemy patrols.
3. The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area.
4. The patrol could form a cluster in this open space.
5. The steps of the patrol became more and more distinct.
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Meanings and Examples of PATROL
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patrol
v. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
n. a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
Classic Sentence: (44 in 3 pages)
1 Every bishop who possesses the least influence has about him his patrol of cherubim from the seminary, which goes the round, and maintains good order in the episcopal palace, and mounts guard over monseigneur's smile.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME
2 The cannon were fired, and at night the patrol found him hidden under the keel of a vessel in process of construction; he resisted the galley guards who seized him.
3 A sound of footsteps was audible in the plain; some patrol was probably approaching.
4 The steps of the patrol became more and more distinct.
5 They could hear the sound of the patrol's approach ever more and more distinctly.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNS
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNS
6 He had just reached the slope of the roof, and had not yet left the crest of the wall, when a violent uproar announced the arrival of the patrol.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNS
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNS
7 A patrol which was returning to the Arsenal post having passed him, he made a requisition on it, and caused it to accompany him.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—WHICH EXPLAINS HOW JAVERT GOT ON THE SCENT
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—WHICH EXPLAINS HOW JAVERT GOT ON THE SCENT
8 With the exception of the patrol, no one had passed through the street since he had been there.
9 That which was directed at Jean Valjean at that moment, was the lantern of the patrol of the right bank.
10 This patrol had just visited the curving gallery and the three blind alleys which lie beneath the Rue du Cadran.
11 The sergeant in command of the patrol had raised his lantern, and the squad had begun to gaze into the mist in the direction whence the sound proceeded.
12 The men of the patrol listened, and heard nothing, they looked and saw nothing.
13 The patrol could form a cluster in this open space.
14 It is probable that the instructions of the prefecture, foreseeing a possibility of combat and insurgents in force, had forbidden the patrol to part company.
15 The patrol resumed its march, leaving Jean Valjean behind it.
Example Sentence:
1 The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area.
2 They made hourly patrol of the area.
3 Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail.
4 Every police car and foot patrol in the area is on full alert.
5 Britain can maintain a continuous patrol of the seas with only three submarines.
6 In military tactics, a patrol is a small tactical grouping sent out by land, sea or air to perform a specific task.
7 The scouts are watching out for enemy patrols.
8 A security guard with a dog patrols the building site at night.
9 The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.
10 Bus patroller helps children to get on and off school buses safely.