This is the 13849th most frequent Polish word.
policjantami
"Policjantami" means "policemen" (instrumental plural) in English.
In this sentence, 'policjantami' is used as the instrumental plural form of 'policjant', meaning 'police officers', as the object of the preposition 'z' (with) indicating whom the conversation was held with.
Rozmawiałem wczoraj z policjantami o bezpieczeństwie w naszej okolicy.
I talked with the police officers yesterday about safety in our neighborhood.
Here, 'policjantami' is again the instrumental plural form of 'policjant', used to describe the individuals met at the party, with emphasis on their role as police officers.
Na imprezie spotkałem kilku policjantami, którzy opowiadali interesujące historie.
At the party, I met some police officers who were telling interesting stories.
In this example, 'policjantami' is utilized as the instrumental plural, indicating the association in the sentence between living arrangements and the occupation of the individuals.