without incident

idiom

: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.

Examples of without incident in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hernandez was arrested without incident and taken to the Caddo Correctional Center, booked on multiple warrants out of Ohio for armed robbery as well as a homicide warrant out of Oakland County, according to the release. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024 On Monday, detectives and SWAT team members arrested Afridi without incident. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 Stines turned himself in after the shooting and was arrested at the scene without incident, authorities said. Dalia Faheid, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024 The preliminary investigation indicates that Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. Mullins, 54, who held the judgeship for 15 years, died at the scene, and Stines surrendered without incident. CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for without incident 

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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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