in connection with

phrase

: in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)

—used especially in journalism

Police arrested four men in connection with the robbery.

Examples of in connection with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, nearly two years to the day after the September 2024 fire roared through, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the blaze. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Arrivals and departures at Chisinau airport were suspended for a time on Tuesday in connection with two Russian drones that entered Moldovan airspace. — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The decision came on the heels of a Haitian investigation indicting Sanon and 50 others in connection with the July 7, 2021, assassination. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors charged four people with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at a QuikTrip gas station in Kansas City’s Northland Monday night. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026