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'detain' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'detain' with 3 example sentences.


detain verb

: deprive of freedom; take into confinement

: stop or halt

: cause to be slowed down or delayed


  • The police detained several suspects for questioning.
  • I got detained at the airport.
  • Dan was detained by the FBI for almost two months.
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