close arrest

Example Sentences

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Then, as Devers had been in close arrest much over seven days, he demanded "extended limits," which were readily accorded him.

From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.

Neither was it, in his eyes, a trifle that had placed him, as he expressed it, under close arrest for the evening.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various

"I am directed by the general to give you the order to go at once to your quarters and remain there under close arrest."

From The Point Of Honor A Military Tale by Groesbeck, Dan Sayre

Ferry and Pierce both commanded sections now, as Doyle remained in close arrest and "Pills the Less" in close attendance.

From Waring's Peril by King, Charles

Montezuma denied it, and despatched messengers to the offending cacique, directing that he be put under close arrest and brought to the capital.

From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend