arrest
Example Sentences
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A federal magistrate judge approved some arrest warrants but rejected a government application to arrest Lemon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Cervantes further alleges that unknown parties within the Sacramento Police Department leaked news of her arrest to the press in a deliberate attempt to tarnish her reputation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
After crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” before his arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Ross Barnett, director of investigations at OSI, said Mr Roberts-Smith's arrest was a "significant step" under "challenging circumstances".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
He’d violated State Department economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing a $5 million chess match against Boris Spassky in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, in 1992, and an arrest warrant had been issued at that time.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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