Examples of “cop” in a Sentence

noun (informal) A police officer.

• A cop pulled him over for speeding on the highway.
• The cop waved the traffic through while the road was being repaired.
• If you see someone breaking in, call the cops straight away.

verb (informal) To be given, or to accept, something unpleasant such as blame or punishment.

• He copped a heavy fine for the parking violation.
• Somebody has to cop the blame when the project goes wrong.
• I copped a detention for talking in class again.

verb (slang) To get hold of, obtain, or buy something.

• She copped the new sneakers the day they dropped.
• Where did you cop that jacket? I want one too.
• He queued all night to cop tickets before they sold out.