in custody

Example Sentences

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The couple has been held in custody since their arrests last June, with a $500,000 bond after prosecutors said that Sit and Liu were “packed and ready to flee when they were arrested.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

He is in custody waiting to be sentenced.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

Butler remains in custody at the Harris County jail, according to court records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

In 2022, another protest movement followed the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman arrested for allegedly violating the dress code.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

I began to walk down the stairs, and she came with me, by my side, as though she were a warden, and I in custody.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier