Used in a Sentence

patrolling

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for patrolling.

Editorial note

It's a matter of patrolling, and sending boats away if they are not allowed in the area, etc.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of going on patrol.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of patrolling gathered in one view.

noun

The act of going on patrol.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for patrolling.

noun

The act of going on patrol.

Example sentences

1

It's a matter of patrolling, and sending boats away if they are not allowed in the area, etc.

2

Ostensibly that'll put you at ease, the concept that a law enforcement agency is patrolling your neighborhood.

3

Manned fighters are currently much better for patrolling large areas of airspace and maintaining air superiority.

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Crime in suburbs got so bad that residents are prepared to pay for active patrolling.

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These aren't people patrolling every apartment in the building (some of these buildings are huge).

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A large part of the criticism was around whether a single engine jet was really appropriate for patrolling the Canadian Arctic.

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I personally would not really want to be a police officer in the US patrolling the dangerous neighbourhoods.

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I saw a Microsoft built robot patrolling a car lot, or something of the like, on T.

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Companies could begin a very slow process of homesteading or coming to own the previously public roads by making improvements, patrolling for drunk drivers, etc.

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My father's ship was patrolling off the cost of south vietnam.

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Or perhaps we'll have patrolling sentry drones that physically tackle and enforce domestic airspace?

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Not that patrolling in pairs saved these two guys' lives...

Quote examples

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> myths that the most serious types of crime affecting our society are the kinds of violent crimes that police patrolling the streets supposedly fight and that entire poor communities are “high-crime areas.”...

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The answer, which surprised me, was no - at least not institutionally (according to a friend who was in the coast guard for a time.) Turns out 90% of the work of the coast guard ends up being search and rescue type stuff, and they all know that this sort of thing is exactly what they signed up for and appreciate getting to "do" something instead of just patrolling.

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Forgot my favorite "unofficial" one: "I will walk my post from flank to flank and take no sh*t from any rank";-) Ah, brings me back to my Army days and having to memorize variations of these at every assignment before patrolling some of the most uninviting, inhospitable places on the planet.

Proper noun examples

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(As I understand it WP has tried to address Vandal Patrolling; Twinkle misuse; reverts for adminship; etc).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use patrolling in a sentence?

It's a matter of patrolling, and sending boats away if they are not allowed in the area, etc.

What does patrolling mean?

The act of going on patrol.

What part of speech is patrolling?

patrolling is commonly used as noun.