Sentence examples for confiscated of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "confiscated of" is not correct and not usable in written English
Instead, the correct phrase would be "confiscated from". For example: The police officer confiscated the gun from the suspect.

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Yet such an explanation is unlikely to satisfy the relatives of those from whom the works were either confiscated of purchased for a fraction of their real value over 70 years ago.

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Fifth, immediate stop of confiscating of lands and building settlements and expansion in the existing settlements as an introduction to removing them and to remove the separation walls.

A Mr. Cole, of that Bureau, thinks they have confiscated hundreds of tons of meat found in peoples luggage.

The money came partly from the sale of the confiscated property of convicted heretics.

It also confiscated thousands of copies of the Bible printed in Indonesia which used the word "Allah" for God.

The police also confiscated hundreds of copies of his journal, Tendency, which is published in the United States.

In short, the government effectively confiscated much of the savings of a huge part of Brazil's growing middle class.

The idea was sparked thanks to the headache of confiscating hundreds of jars of pesto at airport security checks.

Several officers then smashed the windows of the reporters' car and confiscated one of their cellphones.

The Spanish police have confiscated dozens of stolen and fake works of art purported to be by Salvador Dalí.

If Texan politicians are so concerned about their physical safety, why is it that the entrance to the gallery is lined with boxes of confiscated tampons instead of confiscated lethal weapons?

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