How to Use arrest in a Sentence

arrest

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• The police arrested him on drug charges.
• The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.
• Back in 1996, the actor was arrested and charged with drug and weapon charges.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Saab, 51, was arrested last year during a stopover in Cape Verde en route to Iran.
  — Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• Police stopped the vehicle and arrested a 19-year-old man and a 23-year-old man.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
• Bradley offers an arresting spill of black paint on wood.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
• If the payments are not made, the person will be arrested, the scammer often says.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
• And the same day of the shooting downtown, a 15-year-old was arrested for a separate shooting in March on the northwest side of the city.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
• Meanwhile back at the ranch, Silva tells his son to skedaddle, but not before Jake shows up and tries to arrest him.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2023
• Send the troops to arrest Bin Laden, arrest his people and then prosecute them.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• The store owner called the police, who then arrested the girl's mother.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• The police arrested him two minutes later, right down the block.
  — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Deputies found and arrested a 40-year-old man but a second suspect got away.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
• Mack was arrested alongside Shaefer — both were found guilty of the murder in Bali court and sentenced to prison.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 16 June 2023
• The man was arrested and extradited to the United States.
  — Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• The next morning, Ms. Prosper and the other leaders were arrested and taken to –––––.
  — Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• Reid, who was arrested earlier this month, has since been released from jail on a $6,000 bond.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• An archway leads to an expansive terrace with equally arresting views of the sea and the mountains.
  — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• Vo fled after the attack, which occurred around 8:30 a.m. in a parking lot, and was arrested two days later.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Both Mitchem and Miller were arrested and face drug trafficking charges for the 1,500 grams of cocaine officers retrieved from the stop.
  — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 May 2023
• The employee who fled, a Cleveland man, 22, was arrested Aug. 31.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• Davis’ son was initially arrested and booked on a murder charge, but it was dropped, Frierson said.
  — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Nicolas Malvagna, a 27-year-old man from New Jersey, has been arrested and charged with assault, the statement added.
  — Joy Ashford, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
• Eugene police announced in June that a suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of arson.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
• In April 2023, the former head of Antonov was arrested on charges his company had failed to heed warnings to evacuate the aircraft to Germany.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• Dozens of Proud Boys leaders, members and associates have been arrested on Jan. 6 charges.
  — Michael Kunzelman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
• Burkhart and his uncle, Hale, were arrested for their crimes, though they were eventually released and lived out their final days as free men.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• The man was arrested after police found him to be armed with a pistol and intoxicated.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
• He was arrested for Halbach's murder while that civil suit was still pending.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
• One by one, students who were arrested last week addressed the crowd and emphasized their desire for divestment.
  — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

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arrest

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• The information has led to the arrest of three suspects.
• The police are investigating the case but they have not yet made any arrests.
• She was charged with resisting arrest.
• The arrest comes after two drownings in the last week in the Gulf in Panama City Beach.
  — Nathan Cobb, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• At the time of Ream’s arrest, police said Ream walked past Hurd but did not speak.
  — Samantha Latson, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
• The day after the arrest, Deleon and the child went to dinner together.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Both teenagers, who live in the area, pleaded not guilty after their arrests last week.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• When the group reversed course there was a crush of people, scuffles and some arrests.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
• Teixeira has been held at the Plymouth jail since his April 13 arrest.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
• In May 2015, a large brawl at Revere Beach led to nine arrests, the Globe reported.
  — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
• Williams committed to Memphis last fall but has not been part of the team since his arrest.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
• Online arrest records show Brooks' bond was set at $3,500.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2023
• Despite his recent arrest at the Grammys, Killer Mike is on a hot streak.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
• Though no arrest has been made, Jessica said the family learned the name of the man who killed Errol.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
• Her blood alcohol level at the time of her arrest was said to be 0.24, three times the legal limit.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
• Tripp said the arrests were the result of a two-year investigation.
  — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
• But Grant County leaders say the arrest is being overblown.
  — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
• Three months after the deaths, no arrests have been made and conflicting details have emerged.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 June 2023
• The video pulls up old headlines about violence and arrests during past spring break weeks.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
• But Armstrong was released because the birthdate on the arrest warrant was wrong.
  — Megan Brown, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
• No arrest had been made in the fatal shooting by Friday morning.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Police tracked down suspects and even made arrests, but the killings continued.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
• Babauta’s efforts led to the arrest of 11 poachers in a single day, one of the biggest hauls in the agency’s history.
  — David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
• Though there have been some potential breakthroughs, the case remains unsolved and no arrests have been made.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
• Officers discovered the man had a handgun and that there was a felony warrant for his arrest.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 27 July 2023
• Black residents make up less than 10% of L.A. and Pasadena but accounted for more than 20% of arrests.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
• The document also offers new details on the events that led to Majors’ arrest.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• In the days after his arrest, Sadik Baxter figured he’d be released on bail in time for his daughter’s first day of kindergarten.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• The arrest is the second announced by officials in connection with the mass shooting.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
• Police said the man already had been charged with shoplifting in Arlington County, where authorities had an arrest warrant for him.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024