without incident

idiom

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

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What To Know The Wilmington Police Department said Shelton was taken into custody on Wednesday in Blanchester without incident. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Detectives identified him as 41-year-old Matthew Procella, and three days later — aided by a license-plate reader hit — officers located his vehicle and arrested Procella without incident. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 The New York City mayoral debate went by largely without incident, ending hopes from Zohran Mamdani’s opponents of a major gaffe that could dent his campaign momentum. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025 On Thursday, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Jaekel, and he was taken into custody in Lincoln without incident. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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