without incident

idiom

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

Examples of without incident in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the video ends, the attacking youths are allowed to leave the room without incident. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 The suspect, identified by police as 38-year-old Steven Shane Foster, was found at a residence in Midlothian, southeast of Mansfield, around 11 p.m. and taken into custody without incident. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024 Troopers conducted a traffic stop nearly nine miles up the road and took Celestine into custody without incident. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024 But other concerns are well justified, and authorities around the country are hoping to get through the next few days without incident. Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024 He was taken into custody without incident shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network reported. Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024 Although most encounters ended without incident, a number of boats were damaged. David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024 The actor chased Israel, 27, to the front of the Russian Consulate on East 91st Street, where officers took Israel into custody without incident. EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024 The sheriff’s office said the containers were detonated without incident – one of them at the scene and two of them at another location. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024

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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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