- present participle of detain.
detaining
Example Sentences
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Popular student leader Neha Bora became a viral sensation after a case of mistaken identity led to police detaining her lookalike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Is DHS legally obligated to disclose where they are detaining someone?
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Officials are closing trucking schools, detaining immigrant drivers and demanding driver data from states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The government's grounds for detaining him, set out in an order seen by the BBC, draw on nearly a decade of allegations against Doley.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Matant, they said they are detaining her,” I say.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
