without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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These SEALs, along with a few marines and two translators, are here to ensure everybody enters and exits Ramadi without incident.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia appears for his ICE check-in without incident.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Richards was later identified as the suspect and was arrested without incident at his home by the OPD SWAT team, the department said, adding there are no additional suspects.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Banner pleads for clemency, asking Jake to let Ellie and his son depart without incident; Jake grudgingly agrees.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia appears for his ICE check-in without incident.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Richards was later identified as the suspect and was arrested without incident at his home by the OPD SWAT team, the department said, adding there are no additional suspects.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Banner pleads for clemency, asking Jake to let Ellie and his son depart without incident; Jake grudgingly agrees.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for without incident
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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