arrested

Example Sentences

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A suspect has been arrested after two adjacent shelters were raided by the police.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Many of those arrested are ethnic Persians or members of local Shiite communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That’s when Ventura police arrested Gu as she tried to run away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in the Hague where he awaits trial.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

As the war intensified, the Gestapo arrested people who denounced Hitler, the Nazi Party, or the war.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti