How to Use impound in a Sentence

impound

verb

• The police impounded her car because it was illegally parked.
• Their food and equipment were now fair game to impound and trash.
  — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• Jones then had to pay to get his car out of the police impound lot, the lawsuit says.
  — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
• The owner of the dog would be responsible for the cost of care while the dog is impounded.
  — Mike Cason, AL.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• If the statute is toughened, law enforcement could impound the dirt bikes and ATVs as well.
  — Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Jan. 2022
• If not, the city would impound the bin, and the owner would be able to get it back only after paying $1,000.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 July 2020
• Before the month was out, 11 motorists had their cars impounded by the city.
  — James Karst, NOLA.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• Here's one that probably doesn't make the cut: this year marks the 100th birthday of the city's auto impound lot.
  — James Karst, NOLA.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• For the next three months, with the Jie Shun impounded at Ain Sokhna port, a diplomatic tug-of-war played out.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2018
• If the vehicle has been abandoned, it can be towed and taken to the city’s impound lot.
  — Ian Cummings, kansascity, 18 Sep. 2017
• The ice shelves also act like dams that impound the glaciers behind them, slowing their movement to the sea.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2016
• If people are riding bikes on sidewalks or the wrong way down the street, ticket them and impound the bikes.
  — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
• The Dutch police impounded the white rides on the risible grounds that they were unlocked (which, of course, was the point).
  — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Luther said his son called his wife to pick him up after his truck was impounded.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• Zdarsky was grounded, his trike was impounded, and the StB was onto him.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• Squires-Lee had allowed a motion to initially impound the name of the plaintiff when the case was filed in mid-June.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018
• Jarjes’ cell phone was seized, and his car was impounded at the scene, police said.
  — Claire Rafford, azcentral, 28 June 2019
• The man was arrested on the warrant and his car impounded.
  — cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
• The Golan also has more than 200 springs and scores of streams, many of which Israel impounds in reservoirs for settler use.
  — Zena Agha, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2018
• That attracts the attention of the Canadian Coast Guard, which impounds the boat.
  — Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• The man’s car was impounded and a passenger, a Cleveland man, 18, was released at the scene.
  — cleveland.com, 31 July 2019
• All in all, car owners can expect to shell out at least $275 just to get a vehicle out of one of the city’s two impound lots.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2019
• If they are not removed within two hours, the bikes will be impounded.
  — Gustavo Solis, latimes.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• Then a sheriff’s deputy told him his RV, which had not been tagged since 2017, was going to be impounded.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The city of Denver answered just such a rollout last year by impounding more than 300 of the scooters.
  — Nat Ives, WSJ, 16 May 2019
• According to the shelter, the pit bull has been impounded.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2019
• Police in Hamedan, Iran, impounded his car to clear traffic and stop the mayhem.
  — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 May 2017
• The companies have to pay a $45 impound fee and a $1-per-day storage fee to pick up their bicycles.
  — Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 July 2018
• The truck was determined to be stolen from Tallmadge and was impounded.
  — Cheryl Higley, cleveland.com, 29 July 2019
• Both vehicles were impounded and checked for safety, police said.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024