close arrest

Example Sentences

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"Here—but in close arrest," frowned the colonel, "and you haven't had a first lieutenant since I have been in command."

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

Then, with sudden effort, "I—you are hereby placed in close arrest and confined to your quarters—by order of Colonel Stone."

From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by King, Charles

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)

Billy Gray was indeed in close arrest and the grim prophecy was fulfilled—Colonel Canker was proving “anything but a guardian angel to him.”

From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters 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