apprehend

Example Sentences

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Waltz added that the US had carried out a "surgical law enforcement operation" to apprehend Maduro, whom he is also referred to as a "fugitive from justice".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

John McPhee, a punctilious user of reference material, has written that he mostly looks up words he already knows to better apprehend their nuances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

As of this writing, the FBI has yet to apprehend a suspect.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

"Unfortunately, they were so organised that they got away before the police were able to apprehend them."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

“Sometimes I don’t apprehend nobody all day. Sometimes I apprehend the wrong person.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole