Sentence examples for were in detention from inspiring English sources

He became visibly annoyed by our requests, complaining that thousands of Egyptians civilians were in detention.

Aleisha and Valeria slept in the same room while they were in detention, in Arizona.

Some 350 people were in detention in the cells when the fire broke out.

About a week later, their families learned that they were in detention at Guantánamo Bay.

By early 1963 some Juvento leaders were in detention and other opposition figures had left the country.

Calix added, "I'll say to them that I couldn't sleep while they were in detention, that I was so stressed.

He has been in detention ever since.

People are in detention camps".

The South African is in detention.

He was in detention for 27 days.

Some have been in detention for years.