close arrest
Example Sentences
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Montezuma denied it, and despatched messengers to the offending cacique, directing that he be put under close arrest and brought to the capital.
From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Cyrus Townsend Brady
"This man's under close arrest," the old soldier was telling them.
From The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper
Captain Pollock was placed in command of the post and Devers in close arrest.
From Under Fire by C. B. Cox
He is now under close arrest and will be handed over to the tender mercies of a court-martial.
From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by George Davidson
"I am told, sir, that my son is in close arrest," she called, in a voice that thrilled the cadet.
From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
