Sentence examples for spent patrolling from inspiring English sources

One day spent patrolling.

Perhaps it was Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness," his 1968 account of being a park ranger in nearby Arches National Park, which chronicles the seasons he spent patrolling vast expanses of rock and shrub and having passive-aggressive dealings with various critters.

Lundgren loved the years he spent patrolling the El Paso border.

The next day was spent patrolling the vicinity of the river, and at 15:00 on 22 February the western side was declared clear of all Turkish forces.

After her March 1903 re-commissioning, most of the next two years were spent patrolling the Pacific coasts of North and South America.

After completion in mid-1863, the ship spent time patrolling the Mississippi River against Confederate raids and ambushes as part of Rear Admiral David Porter's Mississippi Squadron.

Enforcing this skewed system requires America to constantly raise the already large sums it spends on patrolling the Mexican border; in 2012 America spent $11.7 billion on border security.

Editors spend hours patrolling changes that don't need to be because the editor wasn't careful before clicking Publish.

Much like her sister, she spent September patrolling in the North Sea, but was transferred to Force K in the South Atlantic to help search for the "pocket battleship".

Much like her sister, she spent September patrolling in the North Sea, but was transferred to Force K in the South Atlantic in October to help search for the "pocket battleship".

It's a scandal that only 17% of a police officer's time is spent on patrol.