"detain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He was detained until July, and then kept under house arrest.
- He was detained in a concentration camp until the end of the war.
- He was arrested by the Japanese during this event and detained until 1921.
- After this second arrest, he was detained in prison until the trial.
- She did so, but here again we were detained by contrary winds until the 22d.
- "But we're still going to have to detain you until the bond hearing."
- The envoy died but his suite were detained until 1254.
- He was arrested by the mandate authorities and detained until 1928.
- The men were detained without charge until August 2010.
- A number of students and teachers were detained by the Germans nearly until the end of the war.
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