in connection with

idiom

: in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)
used especially in journalism
Police arrested four men in connection with the robbery.

Examples of in connection with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meals, now 22, was arrested in August 2020 in connection with the homicide. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024 Three teens also charged in mass shooting Earlier this week, testimony began in a certification hearing for a 16-year-old boy who has been charged in connection with the rally shooting. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024 Authorities have yet to determine whether there are any additional suspects who can be charged in connection with the mass shooting. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 May 2024 Macy, who was not charged in connection with the scandal, told ET he and Huffman have always pushed each other to be better actors. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 Prosecutors in Maricopa County have also identified in court files the existence of the gang and said some of its members have been arrested in connection with reactivated and newly reported assault cases in the East Valley. Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024 Baird was one of several state officials criminally charged in connection with the Flint water crisis. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2024 No Tech for Apartheid said last week that 50 Google employees were terminated in connection with the protests. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 Joe Mixon was not charged in connection with the March 6, 2023, shooting, which happened in Anderson Township. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024

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“In connection with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20connection%20with. Accessed 10 May. 2024.

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