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

The case against him began when he was first arrested at the woman's flat in the upmarket Frogner area of Oslo in August 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Northern Ireland police said three people had been arrested over the disorder, including a 39-year-old man who has already been charged.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Like Picasso, he assumed he’d be arrested again.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day