without incident

idiom

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

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The men were arrested without incident in Howard County, according to the state police. Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2025 Massey was taken into custody without incident after being surrounded on Friday afternoon, according to the US Marshals. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 Detectives subsequently obtained a warrant for Johnson’s arrest and he was taken into custody at the nearby Four Seasons hotel without incident, police said. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025 The regular action there, not to mention tireless pregame work with coach David Macias, allowed Sheets to escape a play off the left-field wall without incident on Saturday. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.

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