without incident

phrase

: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.

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The towering Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage cleared the tower without incident and climbed into the skies under more than 18 million pounds of thrust from the booster's 33 Raptor 3 engines. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026 Shortly after the school was placed on lockdown, officers located the suspect, who had allegedly fled the scene, and took the student into custody without incident, police said. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026 He was arrested without incident and booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center for murder. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 Hernandez was identified as a suspect, located and taken into custody without incident, the release said. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026 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 15 Nov. 2026.

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