Example Sentences

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Yusufu Mierali was apprehended in Cambodia, and handed over to Thailand.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

On May 23, William Applegate, 31, was apprehended by Carpenter’s security and police after he made his way onto a neighbor’s property to breach the pop singer’s security fencing, the documents say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Despite an extensive search operation, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended, it said.

From Barron's • May 23, 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