How to Use without incident in a Sentence

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  • The largest protest against the RNC, long planned for the first day, went off without incident.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • Shane came to the door, and he was detained without incident, Joshi said.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • Sure enough, she is waved through the gate without incident.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • As the video ends, the attacking youths are allowed to leave the room without incident.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Task force agents went to the home and were able to take Hall into custody without incident.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • But the ships got lucky and reached Cuba without incident.
    Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023
  • At this rate, I should be set to present at next week’s meeting without incident.
    Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In 2014, Jay Leno passed the baton to Fallon without incident; that was not the case in the previous regime changes.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
  • That work was completed without incident and the new valve was cleared for flight.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 21 May 2024
  • The handles on the pots and pans help prevent burns and have a comfortable grip, so they can be moved around in the kitchen and placed in the oven without incident.
    Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • But for a few spots here and there, 99% of L.A. is going about their daily live without incident.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
  • Police arrested him without incident at his home less than five miles from the scene of the crime.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • The swimming finally went off in the Seine without incident—for now at least.
    Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 31 July 2024
  • Fox News learned the van was able to get past protesters without incident.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
  • The rest of the 2 1/2-hour session then carried on largely without incident.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Cops took the cousin, believed to be in his mid-20s, into custody without incident.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The gun was seized without incident, according to the letter.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The day after the debacle came and went without incident.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The child was reportedly uninjured, and fire crews were able to put out the small fire without incident.
    Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
  • In the end, the debris passed without incident and the crew resumed operations.
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Millions of ballots have been returned by mail or at a drop box without incident.
    Jill Terreri Ramos, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The teen was arrested without incident on Thursday and is set to be arraigned at a later date, Fusaro said.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Phoenix police said a 19-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and booked without incident.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Osbourne’s show went off without incident as the rocker performed 13 songs over an 80-minute set.
    Brayden Garcia july 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
  • The bank said more than 99.5% of transactions across the network happened without incident.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
  • For the most part, though, this 63-times-a-game offensive ritual for the Chiefs occurs without incident.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Stines surrendered himself to police without incident around 3 p.m., which is not shown in the video.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Her efforts failed, but she was allowed to leave without incident.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023
  • The delivery team carried the couch up three flights of stairs and assembled it in our living room without incident.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • He’s struggled to remain healthy in the past, but (crosses fingers) has taken the ball every fifth day without incident this season.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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