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Policed is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Policed in a sentence

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Policed meaning

simple past and past participle of police

Using Policed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of police
  • In the example corpus, policed often appears in combinations such as: policed by, policed and, and policed.

Context around Policed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Policed

  • In this selection, "policed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, better, self, thinly, nurses, west and especially stand out and add context to how "policed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are better policed and protected and be better policed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "policed" sits close to words such as abington, abled and adorno, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with policed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In Gwanda it is not policed well. (7 words)

International anarchy could be policed by international institutions. (8 words)

There are also questions about how the new regulations should be policed. (12 words)

That the fears are not misplaced but a clear understanding of it will give each and every one of us comfort to understand that you are better policed and protected by one who comes from the locality and understands the terrain and culture of the people. (46 words)

Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for 2024’s London mayoral election, has called for the Notting Hill Carnival to be moved from its traditional home on the streets of west London to an area where it could be better policed. (40 words)

The Wall Street Journal reported that among Trump’s plans to bring about an end to the conflict was the establishment of an 800-mile demilitarised zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies, policed by European troops. (37 words)

A round-table meeting of “care professionals” would feature teachers that taught, police that policed, nurses and doctors that administered health, occupational therapists that got you mobile … but what was it that social workers did? (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to campaigners, the policy of Dorset Council is that speed limits need to be self-policed before traffic calming measures can be introduced on the street.

A round-table meeting of “care professionals” would feature teachers that taught, police that policed, nurses and doctors that administered health, occupational therapists that got you mobile … but what was it that social workers did?

I did it for a month without being policed and I can do it for another month and another.

I felt a tension of being policed in expressions of desire that jut against heterosexual norms; the ways that these expectations make contact with our bodies, and the empowering ways we can subvert this through art.

Nicola Elliott, manager of the tourist information centre in the town centre, said: “Everything has been very orderly so far, and very well policed.

Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for 2024’s London mayoral election, has called for the Notting Hill Carnival to be moved from its traditional home on the streets of west London to an area where it could be better policed.

These robberies were also a part of the real history of the thinly policed West of the late 19th century.

The UK has historically required broadcasters to abide by a set of “due impartiality” guidelines set out and policed by the UK’s broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom.

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Wellington Street is owned and policed by the city, but leads to the country’s most powerful institutions: the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council.

But it feels as if they're becoming very policed, especially in the physical world.

In Gwanda it is not policed well.

International anarchy could be policed by international institutions.

The Wall Street Journal reported that among Trump’s plans to bring about an end to the conflict was the establishment of an 800-mile demilitarised zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies, policed by European troops.

DCMs have actively policed electronic trading activities that may be detrimental to the DCM.

However, it is unclear if the museum plans to highlight how, after 1807, the Royal Navy policed the world's oceans to stop other nations and traders from continuing to transport slaves.

In times of war, hoarding is loathed more than ever, and tends to be more severely policed.

She said staff repeatedly policed the group for using their phones to 'take photographs, conversation enhancement and finding information', and told them to leave if they didn't like it.

That the fears are not misplaced but a clear understanding of it will give each and every one of us comfort to understand that you are better policed and protected by one who comes from the locality and understands the terrain and culture of the people.

There are also questions about how the new regulations should be policed.

The subject is to be policed and regulated into apathetic submission, convinced that such measures are for the broader good.

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Common combinations with policed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "policed" in a sentence?
An example: "According to campaigners, the policy of Dorset Council is that speed limits need to be self-policed before traffic calming measures can be introduced on the street." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "policed" from authentic English texts.
What does "policed" mean?
Policed means: simple past and past participle of police
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