2020 examples of detained in sentences

At the graveside in Père Lachaise, Eugène and Christophe were the only mourners; Bianchon's duties detained him at the hospital.

" "Do you not think, uncle, that Roswell would write, if detained long among those keys?" "You wouldn't hear to post-offices in the antarctic ocean, and now you want to put them on the sand-keys of the West Ingees!

Our heroine hardly knew whether or not to seek for consolation in her uncle's suggestion of Roswell's being detained among the keys, in order to look for the hidden treasure.

Ralph would then have made immediate pursuit of the slipper, but Verty detained him.

The same historians add, that Vortimer died; and that Vortigern, being restored to the throne, accepted of a banquet from Hengist, at Stonehenge, where 300 of his nobility were treacherously slaughtered, and himself detained captive

The Spaniards were removed to Zealand; but instead of being embarked at any of its ports, they were detained there on various pretexts.

The count of Hoogstraeten was happily detained by illness, and thus escaped the fate of his friends.

To this class may be reduced the Grecian Prodigals, who were detained in the service of their creditors, till the fruits of their labour were equivalent to their debts; the delinquents, who were sentenced to the oar; and the German enthusiasts, as mentioned by Tacitus, who were so immoderately charmed with gaming, as, when every thing else was gone, to have staked their liberty and their very selves.

I had felt so deeply for the usage of the seamen in this cruel traffic, which indeed had embittered all my journey, that I had no less than nine prosecutions at law upon my hands on their account, and nineteen witnesses detained at my own cost.

He stated also, that in consequence of the temptations held out by slave-vessels coming upon the coast, the natives seized one another in the night, when they found opportunity; and even invited others to their houses, whom they treacherously detained, and sold at these times; so that every enormity was practised in Africa, in consequence of the existence of the trade.

The crowd was to be detained and increased, by expectations of advantage rather than of pleasure.

The deputation was further detained, and one of the number, the former President[*] of the Ministry, was even thrown into prison.

After some time they found the vessel, and to-day she was detained.

It was designed originally to secure a person from being detained in prison without due process of law, and it served as a mighty check upon arbitrary power.

Its operation has been extended so as to include any detention against the will of the person detained.

If the judge finds that the prisoner is detained for cause he remands him to custody; if not he orders his discharge.

The State of to You are hereby commanded to have the body of , by you imprisoned and detained, as it is said, together with the time and cause of such imprisonment and detention, by whatsoever name the said shall be called or charged, before the Honorable , judge of the district court, to do and receive what shall then and there be considered concerning the said .

Her sister Fanny, having a great desire to learn dancing, the Child of the Marshalsea persuaded a dancing-master, detained for a short time, to teach her.

The three Apostles awoke, listened, and were desirous of approaching him, but Peter detained James and John, saying: 'Stay you here; I will join him.'

" He detained her.

Now, you let go my handlet go at once!" He detained her.

Augustus, finding that the Britons would not come to terms, wished to make an expedition into their country, but was detained by the Salassi, who had revolted against him, and by the Cantabri and Astures, who had been made hostile.

The three gentlemen who were with you, and were taken prisoners by some of our people, have been forwarded on to Frederickton by the magistrates of the country and will be detained (as all persons heretofore have been who on former occasions were found endeavoring to set up or exercise any foreign jurisdiction or authority in the territory in question).

They will, however, be well treated and every necessary attention paid to their comfort; but I have no doubt they will be detained as prisoners, to be disposed of as may hereafter be directed by the British Government.

[Footnote 68: Relating to the demand of the minister of Spain for the surrender of the schooner Amistad, with Africans on board, detained by the American brig of war Washington, etc.] WASHINGTON CITY, April 3, 1840.

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