Examples of 'had been arrested' in a sentence

Meaning of "had been arrested"

The phrase 'had been arrested' is used to indicate that someone was taken into custody by the authorities in the past. It implies that the arrest is no longer ongoing and happened prior to the present moment. This phrase is commonly used in legal contexts or when discussing someone's past involvement with law enforcement

How to use "had been arrested" in a sentence

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had been arrested
He said to us that we had been arrested for nothing.
She had been arrested on several previous occasions.
She also told me you had been arrested.
No one had been arrested at the time of writing.
I would met people who had been arrested.
The suspects had been arrested upon denunciation.
Did you know your daughter had been arrested.
Her husband had been arrested because he was an anarchist.
A number of college students had been arrested by police.
She had been arrested for soliciting.
Police reported that a person had been arrested.
Others had been arrested at the same time.
She did not even know he had been arrested.
He had been arrested for alleged cellphone theft.
It seemed as if the whole locality had been arrested.

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He said he had been arrested seven times in total.
Immediately a rumour spread that he had been arrested.
He had been arrested and convicted of crimes.
Within two days defendant had been arrested.
She had been arrested for a minor crime.
Mark did not even tell me he had been arrested.
Had been arrested as a suspect to a murder case.
Her husband had been arrested for a debt.
Had been arrested and sent to jail.
It was believed that they had been arrested upon return.
Who had been arrested as a suspect on a case.
The three men who had been arrested went free.
He had been arrested and spent time in jail.
Found no instances where he had been arrested in the past.
They had been arrested for smoking a joint.
Thought that he had been arrested for.
King had been arrested early in the campaign.
Soon the assassins that had been arrested were freed.
He had been arrested and accused of participating in riots.
It is probable she had been arrested the previous day.
He had been arrested on five separate prior occasions.
At least eight people had been arrested by early evening.
He had been arrested for dealing drugs.
Even though his potential source had been arrested.
Kelly had been arrested several times.
Thirteen rioters caught with weapons had been arrested.
Stalin had been arrested many times.
There he learned that his relative had been arrested.
Maclean had been arrested many times.
Those refusing relocation had been arrested.
Several had been arrested and one had been killed.
Did not even know his brother had been arrested.
He claimed that he had been arrested and tortured as a consequence.
Many potential participants had been arrested.
Some had been arrested or kidnapped and badly beaten.

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