How to Use apprehend in a Sentence

apprehend

verb
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  • Within hours, police had apprehended the thief.
  • Both women in the fight fled the scene before police could apprehend them.
    — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2022
  • Detectives apprehended Warren last week — his fifth arrest in five months, court records show.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But You star’s tip, local police then apprehended the suspect and arrested them for burglary.
    — Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Actor Jamie Foxx is understood to have rushed on stage to help Chappelle and apprehend the attacker.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 May 2022
  • Nick Risner died after being shot while trying to apprehend a suspect in October.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2022
  • She was apprehended on Aug. 16, the 47th anniversary of Elvis' death.
    — Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no better way to apprehend the quality of Anderson Valley fruit than to taste it side-by-side with high-end French bottlings.
    — Kim Westerman, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Pearce was subsequently suspended and charged with a felony, and Salt Lake City’s use of police dogs to apprehend suspects was also placed on hold.
    — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Subsequently, both officers approached the pair in an attempt to apprehend them, according to authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2022
  • And that's when the rest of the team bursts in to apprehend the criminals.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Artists try to apprehend the big picture quickly and, at the same time, get to the heart of it.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • But when the boy threatened to harm himself, deputies kicked down the door and tried to apprehend him, Dicus said.
    — Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Deputies swarmed the area to apprehend Combs, who had retreated to his house and then left in a Jeep with his father.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The driver of the BMW ran away on foot, but was later apprehended.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The suspect, a 36-year-old man, then ran away from deputies after the car was stopped, but he was apprehended by a K-9, deputies said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After a short foot chase, the officer used his taser to subdue and apprehend the man.
    — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Police had arrived in time to apprehend two of the four men who were attempting to break in.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022
  • The brothers were apprehended and taken to the 103rd Precinct, in Jamaica.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • They were apprehended in the early morning hours the next day in a building about 40 miles from their home.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Bivens said Burham was not armed when he was apprehended.
    — USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
  • He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $2,000 cash bond.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $5,000 cash bond.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $3,000 cash bail.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Stokes was the first to be apprehended on Oct. 26 in Montezuma.
    — Mike Gagliardi, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • In August, the numbers of Cubans and Haitians apprehended at sea once again began to soar.
    — Frances Robles, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The deputy who apprehended Soto was struck multiple times and stabbed in one of his hands.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • He was apprehended a few hours later near the 7000 block of Moffett Road.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
  • The 20-year-old and 22-year-old occupants fled on foot but were apprehended.
    — Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • Deputies apprehended Rivera a short distance from the scene under a train.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024

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