911

Example Sentences

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“Call the NYPD, call 911 and make that complaint report.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In one typical example, a state-media-linked account on China’s do-everything app WeChat shared a video based on bodycam footage released by police in Middletown, Ohio, from a Christmas Eve 911 call in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Terrified for their safety, they did not roll down their windows, instead immediately calling 911.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Their two teenage children were home at the time and called 911, according to police.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Quietly, I pulled out my phone and glanced down to dial 911.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green