Examples of 'they were arrested' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were arrested"

This phrase indicates that a person or people have been taken into custody by law enforcement. It implies that they have been apprehended due to suspicion of committing a crime or violating the law

How to use "they were arrested" in a sentence

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they were arrested
Eventually they were arrested by cops on the spot.
Grandpa said that is why they were arrested.
They were arrested as suspects the same day.
The house where they were arrested was looted.
They were arrested and sent to the tower.
The body was discovered and they were arrested.
They were arrested on another fraud charge.
Several people were executed when they were arrested.
They were arrested for confusing the authorities.
I have not heard that they were arrested.
They were arrested for disobedience to a court decision.
Some practitioners were injured when they were arrested.
They were arrested yesterday evening by our police.
Some do not know why they were arrested.
They were arrested and under questioning.

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He happened to be in the crowd when they were arrested.
They were arrested under threat of armed force.
When they delayed they were arrested by other officials.
They were arrested and held in detention overnight.
From the moment they were arrested.
They were arrested shortly afterward at a nearby campground.
I do not know if they were arrested or not.
They were arrested before the ship docked.
After the deal they were arrested.
They were arrested together on a charge of possession.
Then came they were arrested.
They were arrested before they got a chance to.
They were reportedly beaten soon after they were arrested.
Instead they were arrested at the airport.
There were witnesses and they were arrested.
They were arrested in connection with the case.
Suspects lie on the ground after they were arrested.
They were arrested before the interview began.
Both criminals were carrying guns when they were arrested.
They were arrested by secret police and interrogated.
I have to add that they were arrested.
They were arrested at the local bus station.
The dummy bomb was seized when they were arrested.
They were arrested on suspicion of disrupting civil aviation.
The group was in possession of weapons when they were arrested.
They were arrested and beaten by the police.
Many detainees said they were arrested.
They were arrested by undercover police officers.
Their fate was sealed the moment they were arrested.
They were arrested for no reasons at all.
So there must have been a reason that they were arrested.
Eventually they were arrested and tried.
Baxter and his crew were so raucous that they were arrested.
They were arrested and thrown in jail.
This horrible night when they were arrested in the cave.

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