Examples of 'was detained' in a sentence

Meaning of "was detained"

was detained: Refers to someone being held in custody or detained for legal reasons. It indicates that the individual was temporarily confined or restricted by authorities due to suspicion of involvement in wrongdoing or as part of legal proceedings

How to use "was detained" in a sentence

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was detained
He was detained before and during the trial.
The room in which she was detained is disputed.
He was detained for the murder you committed.
During this time he was detained and harassed.
He was detained as a civilian and worked in a rubber plantation.
French police said he was detained for questioning.
He was detained on fabricated charges and then imprisoned.
Sabaaneh believes he was detained because of his cartoons.
He was detained for eight hours until being released.
Protesters recorded the moment that he was detained.
A suspect was detained and an investigation is under way.
They were taken a few days before he was detained.
Craven was detained for at least fifteen hours.
I am so sorry your young man was detained my dear.
Tsukanov was detained when he was making video recording.

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He has not been seen in public since he was detained.
He was detained for driving without a license.
The prosecutors did not specify where he was detained.
He was detained for a short period before being released.
Security was increased and the man was detained.
A suspect was detained with the evidence bag.
He was then brought to a prison where he was detained for a week.
She was detained for a brief routine questioning.
No one by that name was detained or imprisoned.
He was detained in an immigration centre for six weeks.
One of my friends was detained there by mistake.
He was detained this week and questioned by police.
He got into a brawl and was detained by the police.
Pesalic was detained based on an international arrest warrant.
The driver of the bus was detained for questioning.
I was detained in a small room with another person.
Then too one person was detained for questioning.
He was detained and will undergo a psychiatric assessment.
He aroused an outcry and was detained in the nether world.
I was detained here the other day.
The mother of the child was detained for questioning.
He was detained in a secret prison where he was subjected to torture.
Journalist says she was detained for taking photos.
He was detained and arrested with mild injuries.
Sorry your young man was detained.
Her sister was detained at the maternity ward.
He was allegedly tortured at all of the places where he was detained.
It said he was detained and to do the best we could.
One suspected arms dealer was detained.
He said he was detained continuously at the police station.
If a woman was found pregnant she was detained and imprisoned.
The man was detained and a gun was recovered.
He was arrested and his girlfriend was detained.
Her husband was detained and tortured extensively.
One participant of the rally was detained.

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