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How to use arrest in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word arrest? Here are some examples.

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The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.
Arrest under the Crimes Act, which this one was, no doubt has extraterritorial operation.
Chan still felt that a line had been crossed and he went to arrest the man.
Still images of each will be released today and a reward will be posted for information leading to their arrest.
Sullivan has by then moved in to help and he seeks to complete the arrest of the first man.
When she reached Hail, the Rashids were suspicious and put her under what amounted to house arrest in the royal complex.
He said officers no longer arrest people for merely having an open beer bottle but instead ask them to leave the alcohol behind.
As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.
The police were accused of using excessive force when they made the arrest.
Those with a slightly sleazier bent have dredged up reports of his weight gain, substance abuse, and arrest.
At the time, any degree of force could be used to arrest a fleeing felon but, when he fired the gun, he did not know who the thief was.
To try to arrest the spiral of violence, I contacted Chief Buthelezi to arrange a meeting.
Somewhere in the cruise-control synapses of McFaul's beigeist brain, he senses that his arrest and trial is a real possibility.
Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.
In Petrograd they were in great danger but had many friends in high places, and with money for bribes they avoided arrest.
I think he just got ahead of himself in telling first of the arrest of John, then jumped back to the earlier baptism of Jesus.
Henry was focused on dealing with Ireland and took no action to arrest Becket's killers, arguing that he was unable to do so.
Eleanor was released from house arrest and regained control of Aquitaine, where she ruled on Richard's behalf.
This made Cobbett a dangerous man, and in 1817 he learned that the government was planning to arrest him for sedition.
On 16 November he failed to turn up at court, so an arrest warrant was issued, and he was fined.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Grave suspicions of arson are entertained, but up to the present no arrest has been made.
With the result that his arrest was ordered, and thereupon he confessed his adherence to the Crown.
They could arrest you while you are walking to the Arc de Triomphe, after leaving the house.
From the moment of their arrest, the examination proceeded with great rapidity.
Well, I may tell you that I have a warrant to arrest him on a charge of arson.
If you bring this home to Mr. Mortimer you will punish him, arrest him?
For He put it into the hearts of abolitionists to make the arrest.
If I see them look at each other, I'll put them both in arrest.
Why did Ahab not dare to arrest Elijah at the door of Naboth's vineyard?
Gardai are told when prisoners abscond and they have the power to detain, arrest, and return such persons to prison.
If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo's popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
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