apprehend
Example Sentences
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In January, Yemen’s Interior Ministry re-upped a request to its Emirati counterpart to apprehend Al-Maqtari and his associates.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Los Alamitos police investigators did not immediately respond to questions from The Times about why it took six months to apprehend Childers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
He established a unified chain of command and emphasized working with state and local authorities to apprehend criminal illegal aliens inside jails.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Waltz added that the US had carried out a "surgical law enforcement operation" to apprehend Maduro, whom he is also referred to as a "fugitive from justice".
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
“We must apprehend them before they leave this building.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing apprehend
Romeo and Juliet
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"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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"Sorry, Wrong Number," Vocabulary from the play
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