desk sergeant
Frequency: 6.07.2 per million words
a sergeant in a police station in charge of the main reception area
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Examples (10)
- The first person you'll encounter at the police station is usually the desk sergeant.
- I reported the incident to the desk sergeant on duty.
- The desk sergeant directed me to the detective's office.
- She had a brief but important conversation with the desk sergeant.
- You need to sign in with the desk sergeant before entering the restricted area.
- As a desk sergeant, he handled countless public inquiries daily.
- The desk sergeant calmly diffused a tense situation in the lobby.
- My brother is training to become a desk sergeant at the local precinct.
- He was reprimanded for failing to properly inform the desk sergeant of his departure.
- The new protocol requires all visitors to register their details with the desk sergeant.