on patrol
Frequency: 9.555.8 per million words
Indicates the state of actively patrolling.
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Examples (10)
- The security guards are currently on patrol around the warehouse.
- Armed soldiers were on patrol along the border all night.
- You can see police officers on patrol in the city center.
- The coast guard is on patrol to prevent illegal fishing.
- The neighborhood watch is on patrol every evening.
- The reconnaissance team has been on patrol for six hours.
- Several police cars were on patrol during the high-profile event.
- It is common to see mounted officers on patrol in the park.
- The air force kept a fighter jet on patrol over the capital.
- Volunteers are on patrol at the beach to protect turtle nests.