without incident

phrase

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

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Deputies later located the vehicle near Blackie Road and Prunedale South Road and detained Lipska without incident. Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 He was arrested without incident and taken to jail, police said. Doug Myers, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The man was taken into custody without incident, the news release said. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The computer system showed he was wanted on an outstanding warrant, police said, and the officers took him into custody without incident. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 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 6 Aug. 2026.

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