close arrest

Example Sentences

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At 1 a.m. on the 31st the authorities raided the isolated hut on the Norfolk coast, captured the German telegraph operator in the act of communicating with Borkum, and hurried him away under close arrest.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Nor shall I be out of close arrest by that time, either.

From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

That was the condition of affairs when the eighth, and final, day of Lanier's close arrest arrived.

From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by King, Charles

The result of that previous interview was his being placed 115 in close arrest and informed that he should be tried by general court-martial once.

From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles

Placed in close arrest because of previous telegrams.

From A Wounded Name by King, Charles