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The criminal was apprehended shortly after the crime took place.
B2Sentence
The criminal was apprehended shortly after the crime took place.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
News Reporting
Police apprehended the criminal shortly after the crime was committed.
Legal Proceedings
The defendant was apprehended shortly after the incident occurred.
Narrative Writing
The thief was apprehended moments after he left the scene.
Casual Conversation
They caught the guy right after he did it.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The perpetrator was taken into custody shortly following the commission of the crime.
Casual
They nabbed the criminal soon after the crime happened.
Simpler English
The police caught the criminal quickly after the crime.
Phrases to learn
apprehended
To seize or arrest for a crime.
shortly after
Soon after; a short time after.