Example Sentences

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Her tour manager has confiscated her in-ear headphones because the last time she brought them back from a show, she woke up the next morning to find them “smashed to smithereens”.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2023

“FDA has confiscated more heads of romaine lettuce than it has illegal e-cigarettes in the last five years,” said Jenson.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Washington has confiscated assets used in criminal activity but central bank and other large pools of assets frozen by sanctions are another matter.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023

In the last two years, the Pasadena Police Department has confiscated more than 700 firearms, many from vehicles, waistbands and from residences as a result of search warrants, Deputy Chief Cheryl Moody said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Working in civilian clothes he has confiscated tons of sugar and then watched it disappear from the warehouses, as if through a funnel he is sure leads back into the street.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston