detain
verb (used with object)
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
undetained
-
a word derived from
detain.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Bazoum and his undetained allies want regional partners, the U.S. and others to intervene.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Very strangely the thought of Eustace never came to her, or coming, but flitted unrecorded and undetained across the surface of her mind.
From Greatheart by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
He moved almost without hindrance and undetained by formalities freely in and out of England, France, Holland, occupied Belgium and France, and Germany itself, with person and traveling bags unexamined.
From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman) Kellogg
And, undetained by Mrs. Gray's slow but honest entreaty to stay and share their supper, he left Rachel lighted him out.
From Rachel Gray by Julia Kavanagh
I ascribed to our sticking so close to the coast, which we did as long as it was at all safe, the manner in which we were permitted to pass unnoticed, or, at least, undetained.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
