close arrest
Example Sentences
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Neither was it, in his eyes, a trifle that had placed him, as he expressed it, under close arrest for the evening.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various
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 Charles King
It had been immediately reported by the soldiers who had seen it; M. de Berg was under close arrest, and the police were diligently seeking his antagonist.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis
Not until nearly an hour later was it generally known that Captain Wren had been escorted to his quarters by the post adjutant and ordered to remain therein in close arrest.
From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Frederic Remington
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 Frederic Remington
