impound

Example Sentences

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Our mortgage and impound are just under $2,500 a month.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Jones said, “We’re trying to wrap this scene as fast as possible. We may even process him” at the police impound lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Congress, Ali explained, stated that the funds in question “shall be made available in the amounts specifically designated,” a directive that left the executive branch no discretion to impound them.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

Nixon's lawyers went "to the mat," Rudalevige said, "arguing that the president’s constitutional power to impound is clear."

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024

They impound the car and take him to jail, where he spends the night.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario