arrested

Example Sentences

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They were ordered to surrender their passes and were informed that if they tried to reenter the hall they would be arrested for trespassing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Within two weeks of the attack they had arrested the two men who have now been convicted.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

On Monday, during game 3 of the Finals, police arrested 21 people, eight of whom were charged and the others were fined.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It was not immediately clear if the driver was arrested.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He’d been arrested earlier that year while in charge of another air force regiment, for endangering the life of a top government official by failing to fly with him through a dust storm.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein