How to Use house arrest in a Sentence
house arrest
noun
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Holmes had asked the court for a sentence of 18 months of house arrest.
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Kc Baker,
Peoplemag,
23 Nov. 2022
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Williams will spend the first year of that sentence on house arrest.
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Paighten Harkins,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
29 Jan. 2022
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The men were placed on house arrest and are being tracked by GPS.
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Adam Sabes,
Fox News,
14 Apr. 2022
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The fifth detainee had been on house arrest before the deal went down.
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Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2023
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Due to Sorokin's house arrest, the event was held on the rooftop of her apartment building.
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Catherine Santino,
Peoplemag,
6 June 2024
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Zvonko spent eight years in prison, and two under house arrest.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 June 2023
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Three have been released on bail, and one has been confined to house arrest.
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Andy Greenberg,
WIRED,
13 Dec. 2022
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Marks said his client could be placed on house arrest until the case is resolved.
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Tracy Neal,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2023
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He is braced for the likelihood that, at the very least, they will be put back under house arrest.
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Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2024
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Davis can await trial under house arrest if able to post bail, the judge ruled.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2024
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The agents brought her back to her house after 17 hours, but she was put under house arrest for 10 days.
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Washington Post,
21 Dec. 2021
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Steel pleaded with Judge Glanville to release his client to house arrest.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2022
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Robert Brennan of Perryville was ordered to spend the first two years on house arrest.
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Maryclaire Dale,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2022
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But many are still under house arrest, unable to leave the kingdom.
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Karen Elliott House,
WSJ,
7 Dec. 2022
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The captain and three others were rescued by the coast guard, brought to shore, charged with a range of crimes, and put under house arrest.
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Ian Urbina,
TIME,
1 Aug. 2024
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Each was released from Evin Prison and placed under house arrest last month, an initial step in the deal.
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John Hudson,
Washington Post,
18 Sep. 2023
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Two have been placed under house arrest and one held in custody.
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Julia Buckley,
CNN,
30 Nov. 2022
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What is the face of the opposition now, with her under house arrest?
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
27 July 2022
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The statement did not say if Gil has been placed under house arrest or has been detained.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2024
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Holmes was facing a maximum prison time of 20 years, though her lawyers had asked for 18 months of house arrest.
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Vulture,
19 Nov. 2022
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My prayer is that he is freed and put on house arrest and probation because in this case that would seem fair.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2022
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If Ridge does post bail, he would be required to be on house arrest with a GPS monitor.
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Victoria Albert,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2022
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Bongo, who has been in power since his father's death in 2009, has been placed on house arrest.
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Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2023
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The time in custody may be served under house arrest, the Post reported.
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Christian Martinezstaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 July 2022
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Some were sentenced to jail terms of between seven and 28 days, and all were ordered to spend 28 days on house arrest.
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Cliff Pinckard,
cleveland,
18 Aug. 2022
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Biery sentenced him in July to three months of house arrest and five years of probation.
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Guillermo Contreras,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Nov. 2022
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The two Romanian women are to be placed on house arrest.
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Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2023
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The fifth detainee had already been under house arrest.
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Matthew Lee,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Sep. 2023
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He was released on bail and remains on house arrest in Iran while his case goes through the legal process, at least that’s what the official statement is.
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Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
15 Oct. 2024
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This August, 13 months after she was released from jail to house arrest with an ankle monitor, Marsh was cleared by a grand jury.
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Lauren Sausser,
CNN,
23 Sep. 2024
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