Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "arrested"

arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

When the Shanghai Municipal Police arrested them for suspected communist activities on June 15, 1931, the pair identified themselves as the Belgians Hilaire Noulens and Marie Motte—no, it was Fernand and Marie Vandercruyssen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Sanchez was arrested shortly afterward, but Easter fled the scene and wasn’t found until Wednesday, when he surrendered and was taken into custody, the CHP statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

A man who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia residents while wearing a creepy Halloween mask has been arrested in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The net began to tighten when, in October 2000, Slobodan Milošević was himself arrested and later delivered to the Hague.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

He had no idea that George Dasch had already confessed, and that everyone in Dasch's group had been arrested.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training