without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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About an hour after the shooting, Lauren exited her home and was arrested without incident, police said.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Barton, one of the highest-floor players in the 2024 class, was an immediate starting center in Tampa Bay, holding down the job without incident all year and into the playoffs.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The night shift officers arrived quickly and took him into custody without incident.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
He was taken into custody at his residence without incident by the OPD SWAT team.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Barton, one of the highest-floor players in the 2024 class, was an immediate starting center in Tampa Bay, holding down the job without incident all year and into the playoffs.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The night shift officers arrived quickly and took him into custody without incident.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
He was taken into custody at his residence without incident by the OPD SWAT team.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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