confiscate

Example Sentences

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At this point, the most responsible thing Attorney General Pam Bondi could do is confiscate the department’s television remotes and log everyone out of their social media accounts.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Belgium’s government fears Moscow could formally confiscate assets of Belgian companies that have been trapped in Russia since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The government says it has strengthened powers by enabling plain clothes officers to inspect Blue Badges and confiscate those being used misused.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Youssef framed the evening as an exercise in collective healing—an experiment in what happens when you confiscate phones, sprinkle in jokes about anxiety and war, and then dare an audience to choose hope anyway.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

Michael called up: ‘Reyna! I’ve got orders to arrest you and confiscate that statue. I’m coming aboard with two other centurions. I’d prefer to do this without bloodshed.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan