How to Use impound in a Sentence

impound

verb
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  • The police impounded her car because it was illegally parked.
  • Their food and equipment were now fair game to impound and trash.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The body was taken to a mortuary and the SUV was impounded, according to the news station.
    — Fox News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Brown said police sat by the RV for half a day waiting to see if anyone tried to drive it, before taking it to impound.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Both cars were towed to the Cleveland police impound lot for inspection.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
  • The car was found unoccupied in a parking lot near West 208th Street and impounded to be returned to the owner.
    — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Troopers could then reroute vehicles back to its point of origin or impound it.
    — Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • Troopers could then reroute vehicles back to their point of origin or impound them.
    — David Aaro, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The status of the vehicles today is murky, as many have been impounded by Phoenix police.
    — Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
  • The men were turned over to sheriff’s deputies and charged with trespassing, Lee said, and their vehicle was impounded.
    — Ken Ritter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • The responding officer sent her a picture of her totaled 2005 Hyundai sedan that had been towed to the police impound lot.
    — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Josh told Dateline that her car was later found in the Marina del Rey police impound lot.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The vehicle was seen and impounded about 1:50 a.m. Friday, Sisk said.
    — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, a daily fee accrues while the car is impounded.
    — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2019
  • The City of Guntersville impounded the dog following a court hearing the following month.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 2 May 2023
  • While Qi's car was located on campus and impounded, the firearm used in the shooting has not yet been recovered, James said.
    — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The tanker, Grace 1, was impounded last month in a British Royal Navy operation.
    — NBC News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • That person risks risk a $110 citation and having the bike impounded.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
  • Police gave him a courtesy ride home, after he was cited and his car impounded.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
  • That person risks a $110 citation and having the bike impounded.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023

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