without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Officers arrested the man without incident on Wednesday in Castro Valley, a day after obtaining an arrest warrant, according to a statement from Berkeley police.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Heather takes the primary, Meredith gets her bathtub, all without incident … the OG RHONY girls could never!
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Six Flags America permanently closed Sunday, but the amusement park didn't go down without incident.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The outlet said a SWAT team assisted in taking Schneider into custody, and that he was arrested without incident.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Heather takes the primary, Meredith gets her bathtub, all without incident … the OG RHONY girls could never!
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Six Flags America permanently closed Sunday, but the amusement park didn't go down without incident.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The outlet said a SWAT team assisted in taking Schneider into custody, and that he was arrested without incident.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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