without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Mellow later surrendered himself and the child to police without incident.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The driver was taken into custody without incident.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The 32-year-old son of the Hollywood director and his wife was taken into custody on Sunday at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, and he was apprehended without incident, LA Police Chief McDonnell told the media.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Police said he was arrested without incident and gave them no indication of resisting or attempting to flee.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The driver was taken into custody without incident.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The 32-year-old son of the Hollywood director and his wife was taken into custody on Sunday at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, and he was apprehended without incident, LA Police Chief McDonnell told the media.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Police said he was arrested without incident and gave them no indication of resisting or attempting to flee.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for without incident
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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