cop - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • kill: Wow, he thought, what a nut to kill a cop.

Adjective modifier

  • undercover: In the intro section of the game there are a few more details on why the undercover cop seems to have nothing to lose.
  • corrupt: Denzel Washington plays Alonzo, a corrupt veteran cop and partner of the rookie.
  • bent: He's known as ' the Butcher of Mayfair ' , because he killed a bent cop and got away with it.
  • racist: Earl, all the while, is out on the street, glad he's put on racist cop in his place.
  • tough: A tough cop finds himself assigned to investigate the disappearance of a beautiful scientist.
  • fair: Yes, I was bitter, but ' fair cop ' as they say.

Preposition: on

  • beat: It thus follows that the local cops on the beat were afforded privileges by assisting to maintain U.S. hegemony.

Modifies a noun

  • thriller: Nowhere to Hide ( 1999 ) Highly stylized, impressive Korean cop thriller.
  • killer: Cop chases killer, who may or may not be his own son.
  • flick: Our Verdict... A clever cop action flick with a supernatural spin - the killer is already dead!
  • drama: This was " cop drama " with a twist.
  • movie: When Oz Blackstone is offered a major rôle in a cop movie shooting in Edinburgh, he cannot resist.
  • show: Grab your shades and go crazy for the hottest cop show in town!

Used with why or when

  • who: Donaldson also depicts cops who graciously do not cite him for speeding on a vehicle without license plates.

Noun used with modifier

  • rookie: Over a half-century later, a rookie cop connects Short's murder to a series of gruesome present-day killings.
  • motorcycle: After the start we followed a motorcycle cop at high speed through traffic to the outskirts of town.
  • traffic: The traffic cop asked him " do you know how fast you were going?
  • beat: You can be a beat cop on the East LA, or you can work for Scotland Yard or the FBI.

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