How to Use without incident in a Sentence

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  • Sure enough, she is waved through the gate without incident.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • As the video ends, the attacking youths are allowed to leave the room without incident.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Task force agents went to the home and were able to take Hall into custody without incident.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • At this rate, I should be set to present at next week’s meeting without incident.
    Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The handles on the pots and pans help prevent burns and have a comfortable grip, so they can be moved around in the kitchen and placed in the oven without incident.
    Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • The rest of the 2 1/2-hour session then carried on largely without incident.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The day after the debacle came and went without incident.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Phoenix police said a 19-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and booked without incident.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Her efforts failed, but she was allowed to leave without incident.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023
  • The delivery team carried the couch up three flights of stairs and assembled it in our living room without incident.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The suspect was taken to the Alpena County Jail without incident.
    Petoskey News-Review, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • Valdez remained at the home and was detained by police without incident, police said.
    Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Kokomo march took place without incident, and Chief Fain got credit for an absence of violence.
    David Streitfeld, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • All of the goats were returned safely and without incident — except for a resident who complained that the goats had soiled their yard, Barak Aperton said.
    oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2023
  • All of the goats were returned safely and without incident — except for a resident who complained that the goats had soiled their yard, Barak Aperton said.
    oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2023
  • He was arrested Tuesday at his workplace in the 2100 block of Brinker Road without incident, police said.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
  • He was taken to a mental health resource center without incident, and the incident report said the case was closed.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Sitting on Brush’s lap or underneath his seat snuggled against the legs of his best bud, Brodie remained right next to the on-court action the entire game without incident, Brush said.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The boy was arrested Friday evening in San Diego without incident, according to a news release from Sgt.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • In the dark, the lean, fit major navigated across the forested frontier without incident, but he was arrested on the other side.
    Neil MacFarquhar, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • The cave tour has been in operation since the mid-1970s without incident, Lockport Mayor Michelle Roman said.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • The skydivers exited the balloon without incident before the crash.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • He was then taken into custody without incident and transported to the Polk County Jail.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • DeHart was arrested at a home in the county without incident, according to Berrong.
    Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Baez was on the run after the murder and was eventually arrested on a warrant in West Haven without incident, police said.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • He was taken into custody without incident and was transported back to the hotel.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • Knight was taken into custody without incident in the 1200 block of Willowbrook Drive on Friday.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 24 July 2023
  • But other concerns are well justified, and authorities around the country are hoping to get through the next few days without incident.
    Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Under way, the cars are capable and controlled and able to negotiate surfaces rough and smooth, straight and twisting, without incident.
    William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 27 June 2023
  • Phoenix police identified the woman as 19-year-old Makiah Coleman and said she was booked into jail without incident.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2023

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