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"Detention" in a Sentence (14 examples)
Tom was given detention for talking during class.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
He was given a detention for being out after curfew.
He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention.
Tom is in detention.
Since it was the first time we arrived late at school, our teacher didn't give us detention.
I escaped from the detention center.
You just bought yourself another day of detention.
During his detention, Tom spent several months in the hole.
Tom and John concocted a plan to escape from the detention camp.
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In the case of rail-borne traffic, permission is given to each sender to load and forward his traffic so that it will be available for loading into the vessel with a minimum of detention to wagons, unless arrangements have been made for the traffic to be put into store to await the arrival of the ship.
"[…] On the 18th of October, 1841, a very intense magnetic disturbance was recorded, and amongst other curious facts mentioned is that of the detention of the 10:05pm express train at Exeter for 16 minutes, as from the magnetic disturbance affecting the needles so powerfully, it was impossible to ascertain if the line was clear at Starcross. The superintendent at Exeter reported the next morning that someone was playing tricks with the instruments, and would not let them work."
be stuck in detention
Now, for slacking off in class and for having a serious attitude problem, your punishment is two weeks in detention, with me, starting this afternoon.
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