in the line of duty

phrase

: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty

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Bean was killed in the line of duty in 1999 while attempting to arrest a violent suspect in Sacramento. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Officer Shane Seiber was shot and killed over the weekend in the line of duty. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Mayor Mamdani joined Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to honor 42 NYPD officers who died in the line of duty at a ceremony in Battery Park City on Tuesday. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 Davis Martinez was doing a routine home check on a parolee in Silver Spring in May 2024 when he was stabbed to death, becoming the first parole agent killed in the line of duty. — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the line of duty

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“In the line of duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20line%20of%20duty. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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