"detain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In 1963 and 1964, he was detained for a total of 238 days.
- But he'd be detained for some time, and eventually they'd figure out all they needed to.
- She was detained for several hours, then allowed to stay.
- In addition, she was detained for more than 40 days.
- She was herself detained for 48 hours in March 2012.
- He was again detained on 8 June 1987 for political activities.
- The ship left after being detained for more than a week.
- Most were detained without any evidence of crime, for political reasons.
- "This is a guy who never should have been detained for a day," he said.
- He was detained for a short period before being released.
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