without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Nick Reiner was arrested on Sunday without incident in the Exposition Park area, near the University of Southern California, Los Angeles Deputy Chief of Detectives Alan Hamilton said.
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Police said Durst remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The makeup team’s careful work on set was not without incident.
—Bill Desowitz, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
Wood was taken into custody without incident, the release said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Police said Durst remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The makeup team’s careful work on set was not without incident.
—Bill Desowitz, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
Wood was taken into custody without incident, the release said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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