Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: constabulary
IPA transcription: [kənst'æbjəl,ɛɹi]
Pronunciations of constabulary
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: police, police_force, constabulary, law
    Meaning: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
Usage examples
  • Their call was responded to, not only by the whole constabulary force (eight men), but by a numerous body of citizens, who had become alarmed at the prospect of a riot.
  • He and Larry understood each other at once, and Larry’s stories, ranging in subject from undergraduate experiences at Dublin to adventures in Africa and always including endless conflicts with the Irish constabulary, delighted the big boyish clergyman.
  • He had almost counted on the thief taking one craven look at his constabulary disguise and then leaping through the window--fleeing like a wolf in the night--he, Travers Gladwin, remaining a veritable hero of romance to sooth and console Helen and gently break the news to her that she had been the dupe of an unscrupulous criminal.
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