How to Use arrestee in a Sentence

arrestee

noun
Definition of arresteenext
Synonyms for arresteenext
  • That led to more fines, jail time and bond, which many of the arrestees could not pay.
    — Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • The New York Times reported last month that the many of the arrestees have seen their charges dropped.
    — Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Of course, not all of those arrestees will be detained.
    — Priscilla Alvarez, The Atlantic, 20 May 2017
  • Now more is known about how police tracked down the arrestee.
    — Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
  • Jail records don’t list attorneys for any of the arrestees.
    — Freida Frisaro, The Seattle Times, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The outlet reports that the 64-year-old arrestee is the ex-husband of Lauri.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2021
  • That document and a photo of the arrestee are then sent to ICE, the office said in a news release.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The rest of the arrestees -- nearly 10% -- were charged with obstruction of justice.
    — Lisa Rose, CNN, 16 May 2018
  • Holloway had been tasked with transporting the arrestee to the Orleans Parish jail.
    — Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The first, Sloboda failed to search an arrestee, later found to have a toy gun hidden in his pants.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The wealthiest of the arrestees, Alwaleed was picked up from his desert camp, the official said.
    — Matthew Martin, Bloomberg.com, 5 Nov. 2017
  • Kwiatkowski has denied using a chokehold on the arrestee, as well as the rest of Horne’s version of events.
    — Annie Sweeney, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Police did not release the name of the arrestee and no injuries were reported.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Raulston said the department has always had the option to cite and release arrestees.
    — Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2019
  • But afterward, police drove both arrestees and their dog to the station.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Once the police loaded their arrestee into a van, the crowd began to disperse.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • When an unarmed arrestee panics and runs, he should be recaught, not shot.
    — WSJ, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Her family added the county failed to ensure the deputy didn’t text and drive and didn’t train him how to safely transport arrestees.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Many of the arrestees were older women, with more than a few, including Steinem, in their eighties.
    — Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2019
  • One night, the sheriff’s office called 23 jails in southern Ohio trying to find space for a female arrestee.
    — Katie Zezima, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2018
  • One night, the sheriff's office called 23 jails in southern Ohio trying to find space for a female arrestee.
    — Katie Zezima, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2018
  • An arrestee for a minor offense may know his DNA will hit on a previous rape, but the police don’t.
    — WSJ, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Many states now have databases with DNA profiles of past arrestees, and the profile in question can be compared to others for a match.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Police could take potential arrestees there instead of booking them in to the jail.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Closed courts mean arrestees sit in jail far longer than needed because no judge is available to release them.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Once an arrest was made, civilians made sure to take a picture of the arrestee and posted them on online channels.
    — Lavender Au, The New York Review of Books, 5 June 2020
  • Hamilton County's arrestees stand on a platform, one shoe in each hand, as the platform slides them past the scanning device.
    — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Township police said in a prior news release that an arrestee escaped her flex cuffs in the back of a patrol car and took her clothes off.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2020
  • About halfway down, Bruner spotted an entry for an arrestee — Gerson Fuentes, 27, of Ohio.
    — Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • Their next arrest made the bigger splash, however — if only for the arrestee’s clout on socials.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024

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