face arrest

Frequency: 8.022.0 per million words

to be in a situation where one is likely to be arrested

arrestVERB + ARREST

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face

Examples (10)

  • She faced arrest and prison if she returned to the country.
  • The whistleblower faces arrest for leaking classified documents.
  • Any protestor engaging in vandalism is now facing arrest.
  • The former CEO will face arrest on charges of fraud.
  • If you drive without a license, you could face arrest.
  • The undocumented workers lived in constant fear of facing arrest and deportation.
  • The journalist might face arrest for reporting in a restricted zone.
  • After the public fight, both men knew they would face arrest.
  • Anyone caught trespassing on this property faces arrest.
  • Many political dissidents in that regime faced arrest simply for speaking their minds.