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Phrases with «to tell the police»
"To tell the police"
means to inform or report a situation, incident, or crime to the authorities responsible for maintaining law and order in order to seek help or justice.
Full definition
to tell
(parent phrase)
police
(parent phrase)
to tell the police
Related phrases
to go to the police
to report something to the police
to report to the police
one's statement to the police
payment to the police
to talk to the police
matter to the police
to speak to the police
call to the police
to tell someone to
to tell one's story to the world
to go to the police station
Sentences with «to tell the police»
But he can't
tell the police what
he saw — or what he heard.
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The priest didn't get an opportunity to meet the unknown man,
who told police
he had had too much to drink.
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The
woman told police
she left the purse at the restaurant, and then discovered it missing when she returned for it.
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