Below you will find example sentences with "citing police". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Citing Police in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 8
- Discovered as a combination around: citing
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 3
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 22.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 1 start, 1 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "citing police" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 22.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1 707 citing police use of, natural causes citing police sources, reports, reported and degree stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with metropolitan police, delhi police, police officers, citing concerns, reported citing and reports citing, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with citing police
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
It added that Simmons appeared to have died of natural causes, citing police sources. (14 words)
A rocket is reported to have fallen in Iraq's northern Salahuddin province, reports reports, citing police sources. (18 words)
The gunman also legally owned several guns and was heavily armed during the attack, The Associated Press reports, citing police. (20 words)
At an earlier custody hearing, lawyers “addressed the elephant in the room” — that Fravel was the last person to see Kingsbury before she “involuntarily” disappeared, Fox News said, citing police. (30 words)
All six face charges of domestic terrorism, arson in the first degree, criminal damage in the second degree and interference with government property, the outlet reported, citing police. (28 words)
The DA's office cited Colorado Revised Statues 18-1-707 citing police use of deadly force if their life or the life of another person is threatened. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
All six face charges of domestic terrorism, arson in the first degree, criminal damage in the second degree and interference with government property, the outlet reported, citing police.
At an earlier custody hearing, lawyers “addressed the elephant in the room” — that Fravel was the last person to see Kingsbury before she “involuntarily” disappeared, Fox News said, citing police.
The gunman also legally owned several guns and was heavily armed during the attack, The Associated Press reports, citing police.
It added that Simmons appeared to have died of natural causes, citing police sources.
A rocket is reported to have fallen in Iraq's northern Salahuddin province, reports reports, citing police sources.
News website Malawi24, citing police, reported that the boy was killed on Monday at Mtambalala village, near Kasungu in central Malawi.
The DA's office cited Colorado Revised Statues 18-1-707 citing police use of deadly force if their life or the life of another person is threatened.
A young boy and girl were allegedly killed by their mother, who then jumped to her death Saturday night, reports, citing police.