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a
: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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Examples of trooper in a Sentence
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
Recent Examples on the Web
The Palestine Solidarity Committee of Austin shared a photo of dozens of troopers dressed in riot gear with vests, shin guards and helmets and holding batons standing on the Speedway Mall of campus.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The University of Texas at Austin, for instance, sent in armed state troopers who arrested more than 50 people this week for staging what witnesses said was a peaceful protest.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Hours after state troopers marched to the University of Texas campus to disperse the crowd, Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt sent a message to Hartzell and University of Texas System Chancellor J.B. Milliken questioning the law enforcement response.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Heavily armed state troopers and Humvees occupy the city’s bucolic park along the Rio Grande.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Michigan state police troopers from the Brighton Post were dispatched to the scene around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Police said troopers responded to reports of an active shooter in Holmes County.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
The trooper headed to the neighborhood and found Soubeih on the front porch with a gunshot wound.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
According to information from troopers and the Lehighton Borough Police Department, on the day of the slaying, officers responded to Whitehead Jr.'s home about 3:30 p.m. for a report of an assault in progress.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The University of Texas at Austin, for instance, sent in armed state troopers who arrested more than 50 people this week for staging what witnesses said was a peaceful protest.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Hours after state troopers marched to the University of Texas campus to disperse the crowd, Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt sent a message to Hartzell and University of Texas System Chancellor J.B. Milliken questioning the law enforcement response.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Heavily armed state troopers and Humvees occupy the city’s bucolic park along the Rio Grande.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Michigan state police troopers from the Brighton Post were dispatched to the scene around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Police said troopers responded to reports of an active shooter in Holmes County.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
The trooper headed to the neighborhood and found Soubeih on the front porch with a gunshot wound.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
According to information from troopers and the Lehighton Borough Police Department, on the day of the slaying, officers responded to Whitehead Jr.'s home about 3:30 p.m. for a report of an assault in progress.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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