was arresting
- past progressive of arrest.
Example Sentences
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When Rep. Troy Carter, of Louisiana, directly asked Lyons if his agency was arresting or deporting Americans, Lyons denied that it was “arresting” Americans, before quickly adding that it did “detain” Americans.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
"Part and parcel of that was arresting, detaining and taking the coroner himself, Mr Brookes," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
A state trooper was arresting a man at about 11:15 p.m.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Photos and videos showed that he then attempted to pull a rioter away from a police officer who was arresting that person.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022
His face was arresting, sensitive, medieval in some strange inexplicable way, and I was reminded of a portrait seen in a gallery I had forgotten where, of a certain Gentleman Unknown.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
