arresting
Example Sentences
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As social media has grown around the world, so has concern that too much screen time is arresting child development and contributing to declining mental health in minors.
From Barron's
The most arresting figure of the four is the youngest, Taeko, a renegade with “depths beyond depths.”
In Thailand, authorities have intensified investigations into money-laundering linked to scam centres, seizing assets and arresting suspects accused of moving illicit funds through banks, cryptocurrency platforms, and shell companies.
From BBC
Suddenly, ICE agents pulled up and began arresting people, including her father.
From Los Angeles Times
Separately on Friday, a federal judge in Minnesota imposed new limits on how immigration-enforcement officials can interact with demonstrators, including blocking agents from pepper-spraying or arresting peaceful protesters.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
