in detention

phrase

: in a prison or similar place

Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.

Examples of in detention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Eventually, Barton-Kennedy was court-martialed for disobeying a lawful command, pled guilty, was reduced in rank, and ordered to serve 10 months in detention. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 7 Nov. 2026

Yet Connecticut has no program in place to provide people in detention with lawyers. — Glenn Formica, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Several opposition leaders, including Brian Mundubile, who ran against Hichilema, remain in detention and are expected to appear in court later this week. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

In a statement released on Friday, Jones Gaston said ACS is committed to supporting youth in detention and working toward safely lowering the census. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for in detention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension