Sentence examples for a detentions from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a detentions" is not correct in written English.
It should be "a detention" if referring to a single instance or "detentions" if referring to multiple instances without the article "a."
Example: "After school, I had to serve a detention for being late to class."
Alternatives: "a punishment" or "an after-school detention."

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In Senate testimony that June, Adm William McRaven, who commanded the Seal raid that killed Osama bin Laden, testified that the administration lacked a detentions policy, which had forced the Boxer brig to be used as a floating Guantánamo surrogate.

The Guardian

Myles Caggins, a detentions spokesman at the White House national security council, said that "no decision has been made regarding the location to which Mr Slahi will be transferred".

The Guardian

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A detention center.

The New Yorker

K.C. Marshall, a detention operations officer.

The New York Times

A magistrate judge scheduled a detention hearing for Monday.

The New York Times

He is scheduled to appear Tuesday for a detention hearing.

The New York Times

She is due in court Thursday for a detention hearing.

The New York Times

He was held overnight in a detention cell.

The New York Times

Judge Roberts is hearing appeals of a detention order.

The New York Times

Two men in a detention center are burned to death.

The New York Times

"It was like a detention center," Mr. Chaney said.

The New York Times

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