Example sentences for: detention

How can you use “detention” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Western doctors confirmed Nigerian opposition leader Moshood Abiola died of heart disease . Abiola, whose imminent victory in the 1993 presidential election was annulled by the military, died in detention July 7, just as he was about to be released.

  • The United States should work with friends to develop mutually agreed-on principles for the detention and humane treatment of captured international terrorists who are not being held under a particular country's criminal laws.

  • this study, sites or locations) for an assessment of the costs and operations of federal detention facilities managed by private contractors under OMB Circular A-76.

  • Kang Kek Ieu has admitted to being "Duch," the director of the Tuol Sleng detention center in Phnom Penh, where at least 16,000 people were executed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 "killing fields" reign of terror, the magazine said.

  • Undeniably, China remains a nasty place for many Christians, who, in many parts of the country, risk harassment and detention simply for practicing their faith.


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