without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Officers found the suspect who made the call and they were taken into custody without incident, according to police.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
Officers arrived and took Gosselin into custody without incident.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
Officers arrived and took Gosselin into custody without incident.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for without incident
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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