without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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He was taken into custody without incident and is now being housed inside the Allegheny County Jail.
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
But her suspicions were confirmed minutes later when authorities converged on the beach and took Clare into custody without incident.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Clark, the Maine South spokesman, said that game was played without incident.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Spruill was taken into custody without incident.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
But her suspicions were confirmed minutes later when authorities converged on the beach and took Clare into custody without incident.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Clark, the Maine South spokesman, said that game was played without incident.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Spruill was taken into custody without incident.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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