arrest

Example Sentences

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Since the Malian politician's arrest in Abidjan last July, the authorities in Bamako have not commented on the case.

From BBC

Fela was arrested frequently by military governments during his career, sometimes for political activism and sometimes also on allegations of theft, which he denied.

From Barron's

Readers of Kafka’s era were struck by the outlandish, surreal premise, but one of its most arresting aspects is how true-to-life the Samsa family’s responses to Gregor’s condition seem.

From The Wall Street Journal

He only signaled to another guard—this one taller and older—who said, “Step aside, please, or we’ll have to arrest you. This is not a place to frivol with.”

From Literature

An American called Tyler Kent, a twenty.nine-year-old clerk at the US embassy in London, has been arrested.

From Literature