apprehend

Example Sentences

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INS data revealed two-thirds of apprehended workers labored in industrial and construction jobs, not agriculture as was conventionally believed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died Sept. 22 about a month after being apprehended while working at the Fountain Valley Auto Wash, where he had worked for 15 years, according to a GoFundMe post by his family.

From Los Angeles Times

Another witness said people were screaming and that he saw someone being apprehended right before the explosion occurred.

From Washington Times

A man believed to be a suspect was apprehended at the scene, and NHK footage showed several uniformed and plainclothes police officers gathered around the man and pressing him to the ground.

From Washington Times

Mere hours after Teixeria was apprehended, Greene took to Twitter to sharply criticize the arrest, claiming that because the guardsman was "white, male, christian, and antiwar" he was automatically an "enemy to the Biden regime."

From Salon