in connection with
idiom
: 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
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Rossman, 40, was charged in May 2022 with four misdemeanors in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The former president last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels just days before the 2016 presidential election.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Another man, Juan Carlos Frias-Villa, 26, of 750 S. 40th St. in Springdale, was arrested in connection with second-degree battery after the incident.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Ryan Sweatt, 36, has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation in connection with the incident, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Friday.
—Norman Miller, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help identifying five suspects wanted in connection with a West 7th area shooting that left a man in critical condition March 17.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
Police said Sunday that one man has been arrested in connection with the case and are still investigating the incident last month in South Hill, Washington State, south of Tacoma, which has gone viral since the footage from Eric Smith's Ring camera was released.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Four people have been charged in connection with the incident.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
No one has been arrested in connection with the investigation, although two of Combs’ sons were briefly detained on the Holmby Hills property.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The former president last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels just days before the 2016 presidential election.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Another man, Juan Carlos Frias-Villa, 26, of 750 S. 40th St. in Springdale, was arrested in connection with second-degree battery after the incident.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Ryan Sweatt, 36, has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation in connection with the incident, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Friday.
—Norman Miller, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help identifying five suspects wanted in connection with a West 7th area shooting that left a man in critical condition March 17.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
Police said Sunday that one man has been arrested in connection with the case and are still investigating the incident last month in South Hill, Washington State, south of Tacoma, which has gone viral since the footage from Eric Smith's Ring camera was released.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Four people have been charged in connection with the incident.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
No one has been arrested in connection with the investigation, although two of Combs’ sons were briefly detained on the Holmby Hills property.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“In connection with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20connection%20with. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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