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Detentions is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Detentions in a sentence

Detentions | Detention

Detentions meaning

plural of detention

Using Detentions

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of detention
  • In the example corpus, detentions often appears in combinations such as: the detentions, arbitrary detentions, detentions and.

Context around Detentions

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Detentions

  • In this selection, "detentions" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, arbitrary, repeated, retaliatory, based, issued and unlawful stand out and add context to how "detentions" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after repeated detentions much of and and massive detentions at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "detentions" sits close to words such as advani, afi and allred, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with detentions

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Taliban intelligence and other officials in Kabul have remained silent over the detentions. (13 words)

The city agreed to end detentions based on requests from immigration enforcement agencies. (13 words)

Israel has launched a massive campaign of retaliatory detentions in the occupied West Bank. (14 words)

Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, according to the group's leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala. (39 words)

Earlier in the weekend, the group reported 401 detentions in two days, but later updated the number and said that their count ''may change both up and down over the next few days'' as information is being verified. (38 words)

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed “concern over the police incursion, eviction and massive detentions” at the university and urged the state to “guarantee the integrity and due process of all people”. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, according to the group's leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala.

But after repeated detentions much of the key PTI leadership has defected, and numerous journalists sympathetic to the opposition leader are reported to have disappeared into custody.

Israel has launched a massive campaign of retaliatory detentions in the occupied West Bank.

Taliban intelligence and other officials in Kabul have remained silent over the detentions.

The city agreed to end detentions based on requests from immigration enforcement agencies.

The Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo flags have also been responsible for over 5,200 deficiencies or detentions issued by European Port State Control enforcement agencies.

The EU on Monday announced a further round of human rights sanctions on Iran and called on Iranian authorities to cease arbitrary detentions and release all those illegally detained.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed “concern over the police incursion, eviction and massive detentions” at the university and urged the state to “guarantee the integrity and due process of all people”.

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The organization also calls on states to end arbitrary detentions, unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, which are frequently committed in much of the region.

The use of administrative detentions had hit a even before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, human rights groups say.

Two Russian activists detained in Kyrgyzstan in early June have had their detentions extended until September 4 and 9 as Bishkek decides whether to send them back to Russia.

According to have been put on alert because of the risk of protests and attempts by pro-refugee campaigners to stop detentions.

But some were concerned their children had found it difficult to use a toilet due to long queues, with the school previously handing out detentions to pupils that were late for lessons.

Earlier in the weekend, the group reported 401 detentions in two days, but later updated the number and said that their count ''may change both up and down over the next few days'' as information is being verified.

Following the detentions, a state department official said Washington "continues to support a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela".

In the Shangus area, “troubles of the young people, such as arrests and detentions”, drew Mohammad Ibrahim (40) to the polling booth.

It also shows how enforcing the law—arrests and detentions in particular—is effective in deterring law-breaking, including illegal immigration.

Radio Free Asia reports, “The detentions reportedly occurred in the Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, an area with a large population of ethnic Tibetans.

Several were referenced in a October 2021 decision by the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which found their detentions to be illegal.

The Paris prosecutor's office, which launched an investigation, reported on Friday that the arrests mark only the "first wave" of detentions, with more expected as authorities expand their probe.

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Common combinations with detentions

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "detentions" in a sentence?
An example: "Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, according to the group's leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "detentions" from authentic English texts.
What does "detentions" mean?
Detentions means: plural of detention
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