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arresting::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sensational, stunning |
an arresting drawing of people turning into animals.
Examples of arresting
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The arresting officer said he smelled alcohol coming from Lightfoot and his car.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Officer Falconio received the award for arresting more than 60 impaired drivers.
From the post-gazette.com
Arresting the growth of health care spending in the United States is impossible.
From the washingtonpost.com
He says arresting innocent people could turn more people against the government.
From the voanews.com
The village lies in the shadow of the Great Wall, and the visuals are arresting.
From the usatoday.com
The minimalist works that resulted are some of Guston's most visually arresting.
From the economist.com
It is, in short, an incredible array of the most arresting art being made today.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
No one is arresting homeowners, but unlicensed contractors had better watch out.
From the sfgate.com
But politicians are also aware that arresting Mr Mladic would be no vote-winner.
From the economist.com
- Commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
- (arrest) collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
- (arrest) apprehension: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- (arrest) check: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
- (arrest) the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
- (arrest) catch: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
- Arresting is a small rural village in the Kelheim district of Lower Bavaria, first mentioned in 1086. It is situated about 7 km north of Neustadt an der Donau, on the left bank of the Danube. nThere are some 130 inhabitants. ...
- An arrest is the act of depriving people of their liberty, usually in relation to an investigation or prevention of a crime, and thus detaining the arrested person in a procedure as part of the criminal justice system.
- (The Arrest) Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The album musical is a musical dramatisation of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. ...
