How to Use arraign in a Sentence

arraign

verb
  • Dance is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Feb. 12.
    Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The three men were arraigned on the charges Monday and pleaded not guilty.
    Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 1 May 2018
  • Young will be arraigned on the murder charge on March 3.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Chavez, who is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 30, faces up to 10 years in prison.
    Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • He is scheduled to be arraigned in that case late next month.
    NBC News, 24 May 2018
  • 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
  • The teens were arraigned in Parma Town Court and released.
    Will Cleveland, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The four suspects have not yet entered pleas but are set to be arraigned in April.
    Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
  • He was arraigned on Monday and entered a plea of not guilty.
    Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • He is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 15 and is no longer in custody.
    oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Police said charges will be sought and the man will be arraigned Monday.
    Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2019
  • The other members of the group were arraigned this summer.
    Chase Hunter, azcentral, 17 Dec. 2019
  • They will be arraigned in Dorchester District Court at a date that is yet to be set.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The parents were arraigned June 6, nearly a year after the child’s death.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
  • He was released on bond and will be arraigned at a later date.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2018
  • Jones is set to be arraigned on the felony charge July 9, and the judge will consider the motion at that time.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, 1 July 2019
  • She is set to be arraigned in her husband's murder on March 3.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • He is set to be arraigned in US federal court on Jan. 16.
    Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 15 Jan. 2020
  • He was arraigned Wednesday on a felony escape charge that was filed Aug. 31.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The 70-year-old was arraigned at Will County Courthouse, and is scheduled to be back in court on May 23.
    Essence, 14 May 2024
  • Hardy is set to be arraigned in federal court on March 13, records show.
    Heather Nolan, NOLA.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Police said the man was arrested that day and was arraigned in court Jan. 23.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Garcia is set to be arraigned in the murder case on Monday.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Johnson was arraigned last month on one count of larceny over $1,200.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • He was arraigned on Sunday, Aug. 3, on charges of burglary, criminal contempt and weapons possession.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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