troopers

plural of trooper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of troopers Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers caught up with Lopez, who sped away at speeds of up to 100 mph, according to his arrest report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 State police said he was found to be at fault for the crash after troopers interviewed multiple witnesses. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 State troopers responded to a report of a crash in the area of MD 331 (Dover Road) near Dover Neck Road in Talbot County. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere during the operation, ICE agents and troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol worked together to arrest a Mexican cartel member and a Honduran accused of molesting two children, a statement from ICE said. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The gaming property centers on Helldivers, a squad of elite shock troopers who must protect the fictional planet of Super Earth from attacking aliens. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Seventy-five officers, troopers and deputies are currently searching for the suspect, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 However, the car was gone by the time troopers arrived at the scene. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 At a separate Ohio event, an armed assailant charged toward Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton during a Sunday stop at the Canfield Fair and injured several people before he was stopped by troopers, authorities said. — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troopers
Noun
  • Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On June 21, Langlade and more than two hundred Ojibwe and Odawa soldiers attacked while most of the Miami warriors were away at their summer hunting camps and the women were working in the fields outside the walls.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Troopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troopers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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