detainment
Example Sentences
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To a pastor released after a warrantless detainment.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
The case has been closely monitored by human rights groups including Amal Clooney's Clooney Foundation for Justice, which in October questioned the lengthy detainment, citing "repeated postponements and slow progress".
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
“We were met with improper searches, detainment without cause, and a complete lack of communication or basic dignity. Our pain was ignored. Our safety was threatened,” according to one person’s Facebook post about the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
Neither Michigan nor Moore have commented publicly on what happened next, but the firing appears to have set into motion the chain of events that led to Moore’s police detainment later that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
None spoke of Citra’s detainment, or her escape to the Chilargentine Region, but some did joke with Marie about that embarrassing journal entry.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
