Below you will find example sentences with "detective sergeant". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Detective Sergeant in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: detective
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 24
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 16 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "detective sergeant" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2023 by detective sergeant lebohang digacoe, detective sergeant andy roper, investigation, serious and police stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with detective inspector, detective constable, detective chief, detective constable, detective chief and police detective, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with detective sergeant
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Detective Sergeant Lisa Jones said: “The seriousness of the fire cannot be underestimated. (13 words)
Fox was then cast in ITV detective drama Lewis as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway. (14 words)
Detective Sergeant Claire Lloyd, of Dorset Police, said: “Thankfully, nobody was injured during this incident. (15 words)
Detective Sergeant Laura Breeze in her statement said that her investigation concluded that Mr Thomas had made his own risk assessment and that in her view, while there had been a risk of injury there had been no obvious risk of death. (42 words)
Detective Sergeant Lyttle said: "Police received a report that at around 2pm a teenage girl was approached by three men in a dark-coloured vehicle outside a shopping centre in the Longwood Road area of Newtownabbey. (36 words)
Detective Sergeant Brittany Armstrong said: “Oladetoun is a clear danger to women and girls and we are urgently trying to locate him as soon as possible so he can be returned to court for sentencing. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Retired Detective Inspector Tim Ireson, Detective Sergeant Oliver Lage, Detective Sergeant Gregory Willcox, former Pc Craig Bannerman, trainee Detective Constable Andrew Ferguson and Pc James Oldfield are all accused of breaching professional standards.
Detective Inspector Lee Levens, Detective Sergeant Rob Hutchings and Detective Constable Lauren Easton were commended for their roles in an investigation which resulted in three people being jailed for a serious assault.
He previously has served as a canine officer, detective, detective sergeant, detective bureau commander and deputy chief of Middletown Police Department in Middletown, from which he retired in March.
Doezema was promoted to sheriff’s sergeant in 2011 and was named detective sergeant in 2017.
Detective Sergeant Ropafadzo Takaendesa and Detective Elikhayi Khanye seized his phone, accusing him of violating Section c/s 4(j)(i)(c) of the official Secret Act Chapter 11:09.
Fox was then cast in ITV detective drama Lewis as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway.
A 23-year-old suspect was arrested on the 20 July 2023 by Detective Sergeant Lebohang Digacoe of Bultfontein Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
Detective Sergeant Andy Roper from the Matrix Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “Our thoughts are with this man’s family at this devastating time.
Detective Sergeant Brittany Armstrong said: “Oladetoun is a clear danger to women and girls and we are urgently trying to locate him as soon as possible so he can be returned to court for sentencing.
Detective Sergeant Claire Lloyd, of Dorset Police, said: “Thankfully, nobody was injured during this incident.
Detective Sergeant Jackie Price, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a very nasty and cowardly assault that left a man in his 70s in hospital.
Detective Sergeant James Arnold said: "This criminal thought he could safely deal class A drugs while secreting himself in a vulnerable person's home.
Detective Sergeant James Graham said: “This was a complex investigation, Johnson made multiple claims of anonymous letters written by her neighbour claiming that he wanted her to be sole beneficiary.
Detective Sergeant John Irvine said: “This operation underlines our commitment to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country’s Serious Organised Crime Strategy.
Detective Sergeant Justin Evans, of South Wales Police, said after the verdict in July 2012 that he hoped it would help the family move on.
Detective Sergeant Kurt Timpson, Lead Investigating Officer from Merseyside Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “Our thoughts remain very much with injured pedestrian and her family.
Detective Sergeant Laura Breeze in her statement said that her investigation concluded that Mr Thomas had made his own risk assessment and that in her view, while there had been a risk of injury there had been no obvious risk of death.
Detective Sergeant Liam Robertson, from Darlington CID is leading the investigation, he said: “This was an appalling attack which has left a man in hospital with serious injuries.
Detective Sergeant Lisa Jones said: “The seriousness of the fire cannot be underestimated.
Detective Sergeant Lyttle said: "Police received a report that at around 2pm a teenage girl was approached by three men in a dark-coloured vehicle outside a shopping centre in the Longwood Road area of Newtownabbey.