apprehend
Example Sentences
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The Algerian man was apprehended by police at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport as he prepared to board a flight to Algeria, while the construction worker was detained in Western France, according to prosecutors.
We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.
From Salon
ICE agents were able to apprehend Mr. Flores-Ruiz as he tried to flee on foot in the street outside the courthouse.
John McPhee, a punctilious user of reference material, has written that he mostly looks up words he already knows to better apprehend their nuances.
He declined to provide details on how the suspect was found and apprehended.
From Los Angeles Times
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