arresting
Example Sentences
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The Supreme Court, meanwhile, ordered the government on Wednesday to reply within three days to Dela Rosa's petition to bar authorities from arresting and handing him over to the ICC.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
When speaking about his own work, he sometimes interrupted himself with an arresting scream.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
If she were found guilty of a crime, she wouldn’t be able to claim that the police had overstepped by arresting her.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
But in “The Last Titans,” Mr. Vinen gives us an arresting dual portrait of human greatness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
They may be arresting Dad at this very moment.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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