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

The violence and torture that took place in detention centers were also gendered, as women suffered abuses different from those to which men were subjected. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

During the upcoming Supreme Court term, the justices will weigh whether the federal government can hold criminal immigrants in detention indefinitely pending removal. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

While the increase is significant, the pace of removals has stayed roughly flat, with the total number of people in detention increasing after the reversal that followed the deadly shootings in Minneapolis in January. — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 July 2026

The government has offered cash incentives to those willing to leave and pressures others to give up legal efforts by holding them in detention. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for in detention

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