Sentence examples for instead of cops from inspiring English sources

Early on, he assumes an untouchable, almost mythic stature: drugs fall to him without a shot being fired (as they do again this week), children play "Omar" instead of cops and robbers.

In effect, Ayer was hired to make a typical Ayer film, albeit with "meta-humans" instead of cops and robbers — but, above all, with his usual degree of violence, sarcasm, and heavy-metal earnestness.

He says they want "to use parents instead of cops," and that the test is just going to start a witchhunt.

So instead of cops chasing them away or sticking them in penned off areas, the city could just send a team of tax collectors to make sure everyone is paying their share.

This led to hippies being subjected to the first systematic policing of subcultures; instead of cops just wantonly bashing teenagers, they actually started putting some effort into their work.

Only now, instead of copping nickel bags of whatever across the street, you can cop an acid green bag from Rafe New York.

Instead of copping to it and agreeing to monthly payments, Rose continued to lie to the IRS, presumably thinking that by stonewalling, he could beat the rap.

If you put them on horses instead of cop cars, I guess it works as a Western". As an actor, Bridges has a long connection to both classic and contemporary westerns.

Instead of copping to "misremembering," if Brian Williams had said, "I lied, but now I want to tell the truth," is there any chance he'd still be the face of "Nightly News" (even if the chance now is minimal at best)?

Instead of having cops respond to every 911 call, have a list of other service providers to draw on — social workers, ministers, psychiatrists, for instance.

And so long as people believe government money is more likely to be spent on a clown instead of a cop, the Congress can act without consequence.