Sentence examples for is detained for from inspiring English sources

Under an agreement, China must inform the embassy within 96 hours when an American is detained for any reason.

I thought I had seen everything in China, but I'm floored when a Politburo member's wife is detained for allegedly murdering a foreigner.

In it, he says: A Brazilian who travels to a country like this and is detained for nine hours in this way.

The rootless Aatish is captivated, and the pair blend hedonistic nights with temple-attending days, until Aakash is detained for a shocking murder.

When a person is detained, for their own protection, they are taken to a "place of safety", which can be a police station or a hospital.

The inquiry team said foolproof arrangements should always be in place, wherever a mentally-ill patient is detained, for a doctor to be available within 20 minutes.

He was detained for months.

Suspicious passengers are detained for questioning.

Mr Miranda was detained for nine.

Aaron's being detained, for doing what?

Several presidential candidates were detained for weeks.