How to Use arrest in a Sentence
- The police arrested him on drug charges.
- The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.
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All six men were arrested over the next few months.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Rivera was arrested at the crash site.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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Who was arrested in the church protest?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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They were arrested, so enough is enough’.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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No one told me why I had been arrested.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
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The right wing is saying he was arrested for a small fine.
—Maria Clara Matos, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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He was then arrested and charged with one count of murder.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 23 June 2026
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Five teens were arrested and spent at least four nights in custody.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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He was charged and arrested in June.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
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One man thanked them for not arresting him in front of his children.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Savage was arrested and now faces one charge of child abuse.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Routh was arrested about 41 miles from the golf course.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Berchtold, who had a gun with him, was arrested.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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Song was arrested about a week later.
—Emerson Clarridge updated March 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
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Police said two men have been arrested.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2025
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Hawkins was arrested about five weeks later.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2026
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Leon was arrested and charged with murder.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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The killing happened outside the store and the man was arrested the same day.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Three people were arrested and one was charged with murder the same week.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Crow was arrested and spent Friday night in jail.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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Two teens were arrested and charged with armed robbery and assault.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The driver was arrested, but his name has not been released.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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She was then arrested on a child neglect charge, police said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 June 2026
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The two men arrested make millions.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Five men have been arrested in connection with the death.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old have been arrested.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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The driver has since been arrested.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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Davies refused and was not arrested.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
- 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.
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This is about more than one arrest.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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No arrests have been made at this time.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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No arrests have been made at this time.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
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No arrests have been made, so far.
—John Dias, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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No arrests have been made at this time.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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No arrests have been made at this time.
—Doug Williams, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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So far, no arrests have been made.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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So far, no arrests have been made.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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There is a warrant out for his arrest.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Police have not made an arrest in the case.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
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Wright has been in custody since the arrest.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
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No arrests have been announced in that case.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
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No street racing arrests have been made so far this year.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
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No arrests have been announced in the case.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
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No arrests have been announced in the case.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
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An arrest was made, and the lanes have been reopened.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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There will be gridlock, and dozens of arrests.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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There were no arrests at the protest, police said.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Chris had been in Japan for eight years at the time of his arrest.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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No arrests or charges have been announced.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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No arrests have been made, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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As of Friday night, no arrests have been made.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
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As of Monday, no arrests had been made.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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There have been no arrests or charges as of Wednesday.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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No arrests have been announced.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
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As of Wednesday evening, no arrests had been made.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
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