How to Use apprehend in a Sentence

apprehend

verb

• Within hours, police had apprehended the thief.
• Allen fell to the ground and was apprehended.
  — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
• In the video, police apprehend a person who jumped out of the truck.
  — Dallas News, 19 June 2019
• And that's when the rest of the team bursts in to apprehend the criminals.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
• The dog briefly stopped, but when commanded again to apprehend the boy, did so.
  — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022
• The man ran, police said, but was apprehended about two blocks away.
  — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2020
• The suspect fled on foot and was apprehended by deputies.
  — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
• Dunn tried to run away but was apprehended, police said.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
• Artists try to apprehend the big picture quickly and, at the same time, get to the heart of it.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
• Dunn tried to run away but was apprehended, police said.
  — Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
• Dunn tried to run away but was apprehended, police said.
  — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
• Agents apprehended him in just a few minutes, parked his car off the road and drove away with him in a van.
  — Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
• Madolyn swiftly whips out her gun and apprehends him after taking a taser to his neck.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
• If he were apprehended, the rest of his days would surely be lived under lock and key.
  — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
• Kendall nearly escapes with the cash, but the cops arrive just in time to apprehend him.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
• Both women in the fight fled the scene before police could apprehend them.
  — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2022
• The suspect was apprehended at the north end of the parking lot.
  — Emily Hopkins, Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2019
• Gibson, the ex-boyfriend, has not been apprehended.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
• Police had arrived in time to apprehend two of the four men who were attempting to break in.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022
• One of the two suspects was apprehended.
  — John Dias, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
• The suspect was apprehended at the scene.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
• After a short foot chase, the officer used his taser to subdue and apprehend the man.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
• The officers then tried to apprehend him.
  — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
• However, he was chased down and apprehend.
  — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• Routh was apprehended a short distance away.
  — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
• Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off.
  — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
• The suspect fled on foot after the crash and was not apprehended by police.
  — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• An officer arrived at the scene and the men tried to run away, but police were able to apprehend three of them.
  — Kelli Smith, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2020
• State police said the driver tried taking off on foot and was apprehended.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
• As the car came to a stop, two suspects fled, but they were chased down by officers and apprehended.
  — Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026