How to Use impound in a Sentence

impound

verb

• The police impounded her car because it was illegally parked.
• Grayson’s vehicle was impounded after he was charged with driving under the influence.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
• If 50 or more bikes are impounded in a three-month period, the city can remove the operator's license.
  — Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, azcentral, 2 May 2018
• The car was impounded and the driver was cited for no operator's license and failure to reinstate.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, 3 May 2018
• The deputy had the truck towed and entered into a nationwide law enforcement computer network as impounded.
  — Parker Mancino, arkansasonline.com, 21 July 2024
• Then, the officers began to impound the Lexus, citing department policy.
  — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 8 May 2018
• The Department of Public Works responded by sending out crews daily and impounding scooters.
  — Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2018
• The black Honda sedan Paye was driving was impounded, pending further investigation.
  — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2018
• Officers have located one of the two vehicles involved, a red Dodge Ram pickup, and impounded it as evidence, Thim said.
  — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2018
• The police report was impounded at the request of the county prosecutor, so details about Cole’s role in the arrest were not available, the newspaper reported.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Their food and equipment were now fair game to impound and trash.
  — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• Two animal control officers impounded the birds, leading to what one officer said was a physical confrontation with Recchia.
  — Maura Dolan, latimes.com, 1 May 2018
• If the statute is toughened, law enforcement could impound the dirt bikes and ATVs as well.
  — Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Jan. 2022
• If not, the city would impound the bin, and the owner would be able to get it back only after paying $1,000.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 July 2020
• If people are riding bikes on sidewalks or the wrong way down the street, ticket them and impound the bikes.
  — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
• Luther said his son called his wife to pick him up after his truck was impounded.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• Zdarsky was grounded, his trike was impounded, and the StB was onto him.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• Squires-Lee had allowed a motion to initially impound the name of the plaintiff when the case was filed in mid-June.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018
• Jarjes’ cell phone was seized, and his car was impounded at the scene, police said.
  — Claire Rafford, azcentral, 28 June 2019
• The man was arrested on the warrant and his car impounded.
  — cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
• That attracts the attention of the Canadian Coast Guard, which impounds the boat.
  — Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• The man’s car was impounded and a passenger, a Cleveland man, 18, was released at the scene.
  — cleveland.com, 31 July 2019
• All in all, car owners can expect to shell out at least $275 just to get a vehicle out of one of the city’s two impound lots.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2019
• Then a sheriff’s deputy told him his RV, which had not been tagged since 2017, was going to be impounded.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The city of Denver answered just such a rollout last year by impounding more than 300 of the scooters.
  — Nat Ives, WSJ, 16 May 2019
• According to the shelter, the pit bull has been impounded.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2019
• The companies have to pay a $45 impound fee and a $1-per-day storage fee to pick up their bicycles.
  — Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 July 2018
• The truck was determined to be stolen from Tallmadge and was impounded.
  — Cheryl Higley, cleveland.com, 29 July 2019
• While no crime was committed, a tow or impound fee may be sent to the boat’s owner, police said.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2019
• After his truck was impounded, Aaron Luther called his wife to pick him up, his father said.
  — Time, 13 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024