arrest
verb (used with object)
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
is arresting
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present progressiveof arrest (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The whiplash between bitter and sweet is arresting, but Ms. Lindsey’s velvety mezzo is never less than beautiful, and her enunciation of German, English and French texts is impeccably crisp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
At others, it is arresting business leaders, conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, and reaching out to American adversaries as it develops its global supply chain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
“We don’t know who is arresting our brothers and sisters, because they are hiding behind masks,” Michael Rodriguez, a city alderman, told CBS News.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
I find this question of the permanence of things is arresting, particularly in an age where everything is easily disposable, and it’s more striking the older I get.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
“It’s nothing. You heard them, no one is arresting anyone.”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
