Examples of 'were the police' in a sentence

Meaning of "were the police"

The phrase 'were the police' usually refers to the questioning or investigation conducted by law enforcement authorities. It implies that the police were involved in some form of inquiry or action related to a specific incident or crime

How to use "were the police" in a sentence

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were the police
You said you were the police.
Where were the police and prosecutors.
Someone who said they were the police.
You were the police officer in charge of the case.
At least they said they were the police.
Maybe they were the police themselves.
I thought you said they were the police.
I thought you were the police coming to tell me.
You put someone up to say they were the police.
Which animals were the police officers.
The only people doing the shooting were the police.
Then he asked why you were the police person looking into it.
Two men knocked at the door saying they were the police.
In neither case were the police alerted.
He could not call the police because the armed men were the police.

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In case you were the police.
Those were the police sirens but obviously not for me.
They never said they were the police.
That were the police.
I did not know you were the police.
You were the police.
I did not realize you were the police.
They were the police.
Waiting for us there were the police.
Also notable were the police which came out to wave and some even sported red.
You told us you were the police.
They were the police and the press that created that name Jigsaw.
I thought they were the police.
What were the police talking to him about?
The people she did not call were the police.
Neither were the police.
The thing on the roof that always I feel let down about were the police.
I thought you were the police.
Were the police called out to your home?
George just knew they were the police.
If it were the police.
I was scared because I thought you were the police.
But so were the police.
Were the police informed of these criminal acts?
The key reasons that we won were the police officers.
Since when were the police interested in drains?
The governing body of a police burgh were the police commissioners.
All I could see were the police officers who walked back and forth.
The only people privy to this tragedy were the police and my family.
What were the police doing during those stops?
First to arrive were the police.
What were the police and the other officials doing?
He knew we were the police.
Why were the police carrying out such an attack?
I thought we were the police.

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