bail

Example Sentences

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He is being held on $6 million bail and is expected to appear at an arraignment hearing Monday at the Pomona Courthouse, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He then posted $100,000 bail and was released, according to the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bush, formerly of East Yorkshire and now living in West Yorkshire, was granted conditional bail until he is sentenced on 27 July.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He borrowed another $16,000 from his brother-in-law to post bail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I guess I wasn’t exactly what she’d had in mind, a dainty daughter to help her bail against the rising tide of the rough-and-tumble boyish energy that always threatened to engulf the house.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly