How to Use custody in a Sentence

custody

noun
  • The judge granted custody to the grandparents.
  • She has sole custody of her daughter.
  • The bank provides safe custody for valuables.
  • His death was the latest of three in LAPD custody so far this year.
    Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The judge found probable cause exists to hold Morales in custody on the charges.
    Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The trial will be rescheduled once Franklin is in custody.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The artist, born Jeffery Williams, has been in custody since his 2022 arrest.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • No suspects were in custody as of about two hours after the shooting.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Detroit police took a suspect in the crash into custody at the scene.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The group said agents gave them no food and minimal water while they were held in custody there.
    K.c. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The custody filing occurred around the time June wed now-husband Justin Stroud.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • At least six members are in custody, per the city of Aurora.
    Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And now all of it is in the custody of the California Highway Patrol.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • If Kelly did not accept the plea and go into custody, the deal would expire.
    The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • There are no suspects in custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
    CBS News, 24 June 2023
  • His friends tried to tell the cops not to take him into custody, but he was handcuffed and arrested.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 18 June 2024
  • Four suspects have been identified, with two held in custody, the SBU said.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 2 July 2024
  • The others remained in custody, with hearings set for next week.
    Sarah Rankin, ajc, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Mendez remains in custody and was ordered to be held without bond.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024
  • There are believed to be 159 hostages still in the custody of Hamas or other terrorist groups.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Her body has not been found, and her three children are currently in state custody.
    Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Roderick Johnson was the fourth person to die in the custody of the Tarrant County jail this year.
    Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
  • He was pulled over around 12:30 a.m. and was held in police custody overnight before being released the next day.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • King is being held at Men’s Central Jail, custody records show.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
  • She and the other customers were released later in the day, the woman said on Thursday, but the florist was still in custody and her shop had been closed.
    Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • Font said the fact that Dewees was homeless while caring for four kids would not have been enough to revoke custody.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • Police took one person at the home into custody, the release said.
    Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2023
  • All five have pleaded not guilty to all charges and are in police custody awaiting trial.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The woman was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit and the man sitting in the passenger seat was shot, Maddrey added, noting the man was wanted in a homicide case from March 2024.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Manatt, a Huntington Beach resident, was taken into custody and booked in jail on suspicion of murder, days before the 41st anniversary of Gaskey’s death.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024

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