Sentence examples for try to detain from inspiring English sources

In one episode they seem to try to detain him from resuming his ascent of the fairy slope.

He said soldiers would try to detain militants who had fled north to Amara from the earlier fighting in Basra.

But the government has said it may try to detain the older children with their parents after they are reunited.

Members do not carry batons, pepper spray or handcuffs, he said, and they try to detain suspects only as a last resort.

Some governments try to detain whole classes of people, as in China, where the Falun Gong cult has been one of the most recent targets.

"However, if the value of notes being attempted was significant then we would take advice from the police and try to detain them if advised.

Each hospital tried to detain him, but he refused.

When Israeli forces tried to detain one of the women, the Palestinian worshippers repelled the attack.

Chapman was suspected of shoplifting and Rankin had tried to detain him.

Dobrowski was accused of assaulting the guard who tried to detain him.

Then, as Rankin tried to detain Chapman, the 18-year-old defied him.