How to Use "Officer" with Example Sentences

officer (n): an army rank; an official in an organization; a policeman or policewoman

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Used with verbs:

"He became an officer recently."
(became)

"My father is a military officer."
(be: is/am/are)

"The officers raided the building."
(raided)

"Officers are patrolling the area."
(be + patrolling)

"The officer arrested him."
(arrested)

Used with adjectives:

"He is a police officer."
(police, law enforcement, undercover, plain-clothes, uniformed)

"She was the arresting officer."
(arresting, investigating, commanding, superior)

"He was a commissioned officer."
(commissioned, non-commissioned, recruiting, petty)

"He wanted to be a military officer."
(military, army, naval, senior)