in detention

idiom

: in a prison or similar place

Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.

Examples of in detention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an opinion issued Wednesday, federal district court Judge Jesse Furman sided with the Trump administration, which argued New York lacked jurisdiction in the case because Khalil was in detention in New Jersey at the time his attorneys filed a motion challenging his arrest. —Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025

The ageing former president will also be asked about his condition and the conditions in detention. —Reuters, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025

Another Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil, is currently in detention and challenging his removal from the country for participating in pro-Palestine protests on campus. —Brittany Gibson, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025

Among them is the International Organization for Migration, which helped Panama return migrants who chose to go home rather than remain in detention. —Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for in detention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension