Example Sentences

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The suspect was apprehended after he made a bizarre 911 call.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"I'm aware the vast majority of farmers dispose of fallen livestock responsibly and many share my disgust, but this is wrong and we need to see people apprehended for it", he said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Another 280 foreign suspects were arrested last week near the capital Colombo, and 135 Chinese nationals were apprehended in March at a single scam centre.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The attempted incursion by Iranian forces occurred on May 2, according to a Kuwait army spokesman, who said the next day that four people had tried to enter the country by sea and were apprehended.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The third white man and the white woman involved in the kidnapping and subsequent events were never identified or apprehended.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe