How to Use arraign in a Sentence

arraign

verb
  • Aguilera-Mederos was scheduled Thursday to be arraigned.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Gooding, who appeared in court, is scheduled to reappear on Oct. 15, when he’ll be arraigned and enter a new plea.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
  • She was arraigned in Oakland Friday morning, and is set to be brought to Sacramento to face charges.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • He will soon be arraigned and faces eventual extradition to Lee County.
    Michael McCann, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Tennant was released from custody after posting bond and will be arraigned on Sept. 16, according to court records.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2019
  • He is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 27, and prosecutors have filed motions recommending no bail.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • All four were charged, arraigned in Greenbrier County Magistrate Court and released on bond.
    USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Morales was arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday and ordered held without bail.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • He is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 27 and could face a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Both Duncan and Margaret Hunter pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were arraigned in August 2018.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Young will be arraigned on the murder charge on March 3.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Chavez, who is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 30, faces up to 10 years in prison.
    Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The two were arraigned Thursday and entered not guilty pleas.
    Adam Elmahrek, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Trump was just indicted and arraigned in the records case.
    CBS News, 18 June 2023
  • He was arraigned in that case on Aug. 3, pleading not guilty to all four felony charges.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • He will be arraigned next week—and Moore is already sounding the alarms.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Wong is out of custody while the case is pending, and is due to be arraigned on Feb. 23, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Menendez and his wife will be arraigned on the latest charge next week.
    Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The teens were arraigned in Parma Town Court and released.
    Will Cleveland, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2020
  • He is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 15 and is no longer in custody.
    oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The other members of the group were arraigned this summer.
    Chase Hunter, azcentral, 17 Dec. 2019
  • She is set to be arraigned in her husband's murder on March 3.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • He is set to be arraigned in US federal court on Jan. 16.
    Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 15 Jan. 2020
  • He was arraigned Wednesday on a felony escape charge that was filed Aug. 31.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The 70-year-old was arraigned at Will County Courthouse, and is scheduled to be back in court on May 23.
    Essence, 14 May 2024
  • Trump is currently scheduled to be the first arraigned that day, at 9:30 a.m.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Except for one person who is still at large, those charged were arraigned on June 22 and 23.
    Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • She was arraigned Tuesday and sent to the Denton County Jail.
    Lavendrick Smith, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2020
  • He was arraigned Monday, and his bail was set at $1.5 million.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
  • Morales was arraigned on the murder charge and ordered held on $5 million bond.
    Fox News, 9 Feb. 2020

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