How to Use arraign in a Sentence

arraign

verb
  • The two were arraigned Thursday and entered not guilty pleas.
    Adam Elmahrek, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Trump was just indicted and arraigned in the records case.
    CBS News, 18 June 2023
  • He was arraigned in that case on Aug. 3, pleading not guilty to all four felony charges.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • He will be arraigned next week—and Moore is already sounding the alarms.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Wong is out of custody while the case is pending, and is due to be arraigned on Feb. 23, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Menendez and his wife will be arraigned on the latest charge next week.
    Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2023
  • He was arraigned Wednesday on a felony escape charge that was filed Aug. 31.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Trump is currently scheduled to be the first arraigned that day, at 9:30 a.m.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Except for one person who is still at large, those charged were arraigned on June 22 and 23.
    Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • All of the teenagers were arraigned on Tuesday morning and 12 remain in custody.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • Momeni is due back in court on May 2 and is expected to plead not guilty when he is arraigned.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • He is being held without bail and is to be arraigned Monday.
    Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • He was arraigned Wednesday in Peabody District Court, where a not guilty plea was entered for him.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Two pleaded not guilty, and the remaining three were still scheduled to be arraigned.
    Michael R. Blood, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Johnson was arraigned Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Both he and Dowling were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.
    Julie Carr Smyth and Samantha Hendrickson, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
  • State police processed him in Wilton and he was arraigned in Moreau Town Court.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • She was expected to be arraigned at the Van Nuys courthouse on Friday.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Jett Avery Thomas, 40, of Portland was arraigned by video on the three-count indictment.
    oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Momeni was set to be arraigned Tuesday, but the hearing was postponed for the third time, to May 18, at the request of his attorney.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • He is set to be arraigned Monday morning on one count of burglary and four counts of first-degree murder.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • The suspect is expected to be arraigned early next week.
    Ahmad Seir and Aleksandar Furtula The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2023
  • He was charged late Wednesday morning with escape from prison, a felony, and arraigned in district court.
    Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Fessler was arraigned last month in Campbell County Circuit Court, court records show.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 May 2023
  • Menendez, along with his wife and two of the businessmen co-defendants, are to be arraigned Wednesday.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • She was arraigned Wednesday night and is being held at the Butler County Prison without bail.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 26 May 2023
  • The facts came out eventually, after Trump was arraigned and the media finally got ahold of the charges.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Regan is slated to appear in court next week to be arraigned on the charges, online court documents show.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Penny was arraigned last month on a second-degree manslaughter charge in the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely.
    Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • He was arraigned on Monday in Warren District Court and has posted a $5,000 bond, online court records show.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2023

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