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

Those who remain in detention at the Bamy Hotel have faced violence from authorities, who tried to confiscate everyone's phones, their lawyers said. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Released abroad in multiple languages, her memoir honors Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman killed in detention. — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Those who remain in detention at the Bamy Hotel have faced violence from authorities, who tried to confiscate everyone’s phones, their lawyers said. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

In October, there were at least 87 pregnant women and teens in detention, and by November, there were 101, according to government documents obtained by the outlet. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in detention

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