detrained

past tense of detrain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrained
Verb
  • Video of a wild bust-up on an American Airlines flight shows two men battling it out in the aisle after one allegedly grabbed a woman's neck while passengers disembarked.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Around 20 passengers allegedly disembarked before the flight was able to take off, UK newspaper The Sun reported.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the wake of such revelations, Jones needed to free his Temple from the threat of government interference and alighted upon Guyana as a new home.
    Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Detrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrained. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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