arrested

Example Sentences

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One man was arrested in Cardiff, while police were called to reports of people "making threats" outside the Liverpool store.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

At least 57 people were arrested, the government's citizens rights ombudsman's office said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The agency announced Friday that Donald Do was arrested and charged with submitting false paperwork in an attempt to obtain a permit that would enable him to ship wild and protected turtles to Asia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Annie told me that the ICE agents who arrested her and took her to the detention facility were incredibly kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

She’d thought that keeping secrets would just feel like obeying her father—protecting him, maybe, because what if the police arrested fathers who told their daughters to act like robots pretending to be kids?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix