close arrest
Example Sentences
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Confined to quarters in close arrest, Cadet Prescott put in more than two miserable hours endeavoring to get that letter written.
From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
Ferry and Pierce both commanded sections now, as Doyle remained in close arrest and "Pills the Less" in close attendance.
From Waring's Peril by King, Charles
For which piece of impudence the veteran went straightway to Sudsville in close arrest.
From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Remington, Frederic
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
A quarter of an hour later, in close arrest, Lieutenant Winn returned to his own roof and locked himself in his den.
From A Trooper Galahad by King, Charles
