How to Use apprehend in a Sentence

apprehend

verb

• Within hours, police had apprehended the thief.
• The first officer to arrive saw a man fleeing the home, which sits on nearly an acre and a half of land, but was not able to apprehend him.
  — Henri Hollis, ajc, 21 June 2022
• The northbound lanes were shut down as CHP officers tried to apprehend the driver.
  — Emily Alvarengacommunity Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2022
• Routh fled after the agent fired in his direction, and was subsequently apprehended.
  — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
• Police were unable to apprehend the driver, who reportedly fled the area and the pursuit was terminated.
  — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 14 June 2022
• After his escape on May 12, Lopez stayed on the run for three weeks as authorities ramped up efforts to apprehend him.
  — Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 3 June 2022
• Building security rushed to apprehend Hernandez, who was unarmed, police said.
  — Chron, 2 June 2022
• When agents opened fire, the suspect who was later identified as 58-year-old Ryan Routh fled and was later apprehended by authorities.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
• After the Crilley murder, Alcala was apprehended for the attack on Shapiro but only served 34 months behind bars for the crime.
  — Jessica Sager, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
• But what Mary fails to apprehend is that the doctor elevates genetic legacy over the transformative power of education.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
• Either someone shot and apprehended Sazz, explaining her disappearing body, or Sazz herself is in on some higher-level ruse that requires her death to be staged.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
• And that's when the rest of the team bursts in to apprehend the criminals.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
• Artists try to apprehend the big picture quickly and, at the same time, get to the heart of it.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
• But when the boy threatened to harm himself, deputies kicked down the door and tried to apprehend him, Dicus said.
  — Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
• Deputies swarmed the area to apprehend Combs, who had retreated to his house and then left in a Jeep with his father.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2022
• The driver of the BMW ran away on foot, but was later apprehended.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
• The suspect, a 36-year-old man, then ran away from deputies after the car was stopped, but he was apprehended by a K-9, deputies said.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
• After a short foot chase, the officer used his taser to subdue and apprehend the man.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
• Police had arrived in time to apprehend two of the four men who were attempting to break in.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022
• The brothers were apprehended and taken to the 103rd Precinct, in Jamaica.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• They were apprehended in the early morning hours the next day in a building about 40 miles from their home.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
• Bivens said Burham was not armed when he was apprehended.
  — USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
• He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $5,000 cash bond.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
• He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $2,000 cash bond.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
• He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $3,000 cash bail.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2023
• Stokes was the first to be apprehended on Oct. 26 in Montezuma.
  — Mike Gagliardi, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
• In August, the numbers of Cubans and Haitians apprehended at sea once again began to soar.
  — Frances Robles, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2023
• The deputy who apprehended Soto was struck multiple times and stabbed in one of his hands.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
• He was apprehended a few hours later near the 7000 block of Moffett Road.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• The 20-year-old and 22-year-old occupants fled on foot but were apprehended.
  — Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024