- present participle of arrest.
arresting
Example Sentences
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ostensibly form a joint effort in arresting the yen’s slide.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ostensibly form a joint effort in arresting the yen’s slide.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Police bosses admitted not arresting Calocane had been a "serious and systemic and operational failure".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
That at times felt arresting, but at other times ... there’s a lot of freedom in that.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
His features are arresting, almost Illustrian, but his clothes and the dark shine of his eyes mark him as a Tribesman.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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