How To Use Curfew In A Sentence

The neighbours, he recalls, allowed him to play until a daily curfew of 10 pm.
The adult members of society are under curfew and the elderly under house arrest: feral youth has taken over.
If implemented, Straw's curfew will allow adults to evade taking responsibility for the welfare of future generations.
They could have sent Smith to prison but decided on a curfew and community service.
He said a night-time curfew for known troublemakers might be the only way to make the area safe.

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The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.
Iraqi state television said the deputy governor had ordered an indefinite curfew in the province from 1900 in response to the killings.
The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital
Why didn't you give me the third degree whenever I broke curfew?
Business owners are also being allowed back into New Orleans' uptown district, French Quarter and central business district, though curfews apply and travel between zip codes is prohibited.
If she wants her curfew moved up, you might compromise on a midnight curfew on weekends for a period of a month. You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20
In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
The strict curfew has now been lifted.
They reimposed a curfew which local residents had been largely ignoring in recent days.
Magistrates issued the ASBO which bans him from parts of Penhill estate and includes a curfew after hearing Liam led a gang of louts who terrorised residents.
Some experts claim curfews cannot be policed without some type of electronic monitoring.
There is already a curfew prohibiting movement at night. Times, Sunday Times
… [T] he information concerning the results of the implementation of juvenile curfews in other municipalities is equivocal at best and does not establish the necessary relationship between the ordinance and the goals of reducing juvenile crime and victimization. Criminal Law
Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
The Asbo puts him under a night curfew. The Sun
They arrested something like 300 people last night for curfew violations.
Over the weekend U.S. forces were sent out to patrol Baghdad neighborhoods, helping the Iraqis to loosely enforce what one soldier called an "inshallah" (God willing) curfew that prevented large crowds from gathering until afternoon prayers. War of the Mosques
Within days he contrives to drive a car while uninsured, start a relationship with another woman without notifying anyone, go hookey from his job and break the terms of his curfew. TV review: Public Enemies; The Fat Fighters; King George and Queen Mary: The Royals who Rescued the Monarchy
All are supposed to be under a strict night-time curfew. The Sun
Police officers detained and arrested a woman after she violated the curfew and defied the officers' warnings to leave the downtown area last Thursday.
The army clamped a curfew on the refugee camps.
I've been an advocate of lifting the curfew for some time, and many of you probably know that it's been a matter of priority for the city council of the city of Baghdad as well as the district councils of Karkh and Karadah on either side of the river to get that bridge back open because of the trafficability (ph) challenges in Baghdad. CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2003
Do you remember how mad they were when we were an hour past curfew last year?
He was given a conditional sentence, which avoids jail time, but enforces daily curfews in his home.
Vigilante groups dressed in robes and turbans, armed with staves and swords and mounted on motorbikes, patrol the city to enforce the curfew.
Our 11 o'clock drinking curfew is antiquated and overdue for reform.
On Tuesday the 27-year-old was given a six-month curfew order after admitting two counts of criminal damage at an earlier hearing.
Today it is still heavily guarded, with numerous checkpoints and a nighttime curfew.
We wrote down what we would and wouldn't do, and set a curfew. Christianity Today
He enforced strict rules: a nightly curfew and a mandate to earn top grades in high school.
Insurers want ministers to impose a night-time curfew on young drivers, as well as restrictions on the number of young passengers they can carry. Times, Sunday Times
They were given night-time curfews and will face court again next month. The Sun
He said the daytime curfew was very restrictive and said they took a more lenient view.
On Sept. 9 it imposed a night curfew in large parts of the republic.
The execution was to take place at the ringing of the evening curfew bell.
In the capital and around the heart of the country, where at least 44 were killed in insurgent attacks, an election curfew was coming into force with families reflecting on a day of renewed bloodshed.
The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country.
Nowadays, as a conservation measure, local councils have imposed curfews for domestic cats and begun impounding felines found wandering the streets at night.
They will wear electronic ankle tags and be subject to curfews. Times, Sunday Times
Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
All she needed was a midnight curfew and glass slippers and she would be set.
Her parents had given her a curfew of midnight, so she had heaps of time.
It is thought players will now have a curfew to return to the team hotel to avoid any future embarrassment. The Sun
The Liverpool star admits his mother used to give him curfews at night. The Sun
There was no war here, no invasion, no curfews or quarterings.
He was suspended during the Beavers' 66-59 loss to Arizona on Thursday for a team curfew violation.
Status offense charges served not only as a legal justification to apprehend runaways and to discipline boys who refused to go to school, but also to give the police a means to impose an informal curfew.
The pair were released under home detention curfews and will have to wear electronic tags. Times, Sunday Times
If they fail to abide by it, officers can increase the punishment aspects, such as making the night-time curfew longer.
When Mom and Dad are home, our curfew is midnight.
A weeklong 10pm curfew was imposed across the city. Times, Sunday Times
When passed, it would limit the amount of time that juveniles are detained for "nondelinquent status offenses," such as truancy, running away or violating curfew, alcohol and tobacco laws. James Bell: One Size Does Not Fit All: A Slippery Slope to Increased Juvenile Incarceration
I think there needs to be some pressure brought on Israel to restrain its decisions in the weeks ahead, to ease the closures and the curfews that are on the West Bank, and to re-begin the political process. CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2003
All exits from the city were totally blocked from the morning and an indefinite curfew was imposed from 6pm.
With a few beers in ya and a 3am curfew, these guys could definitely be top-shelf entertainment.
You remember the feeling: You had a midnight curfew, but your friends were free to roam wild until dawn.
We saw them lifting an overnight curfew that had been in place also since April when the old regime fell.
Muhamad said the curfew was imposed at the request of the student senate and the university's student representative council.
Meanwhile, indefinite curfew has been reimposed in the state from this afternoon.
Rather, Sanders said, police officers use the curfew to help keep a lid on crime in troubled areas.
Some providers also impose limitations, such as curfews on late-night driving. Times, Sunday Times
It seems to be either (1) MES got pished in Aberdeen (2) some nonsense about wanting to come back and do a proper show (3) to do with curfews. (3) to me is most plausible as coming on late has become a pattern of behaviour in recent years. The Fall online - latest Fall News
He had breached a curfew order, committed theft and failed to surrender to custody, and was rightly jailed for four months.
The army was/were called out to enforce the curfew.
A teenage arsonist is to be put under curfew and electronically tagged, after starting a devastating blaze which ripped through a former tannery near York.
It began with the unremitting curfews, followed by reports of babies dying at checkpoints and snipers shooting children.
I worthlessly hoped it was late enough that my dad would be asleep, so that he would not notice that I came in past curfew.
He was electronically tagged, but breached his curfew FOUR times. The Sun
Later on we learned that Cornelius had been allowed to overrun by an hour, curfew be damned.
The lists of candidates, their names and manifestos, were all but invisible and a strict curfew was imposed.
Since we don't have a curfew Friday, we thought a bunch of the girls could get together in the rec hut and have a little shindig.
KR stars were under curfew at the time. The Sun
If your teenager keeps reasonable hours, there is no need to set a curfew.
JOS (Nigeria): Nearly 150 Nigerians have been killed and dozens injured in three days of clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs in the central city of Jos, where police imposed a 24-hour curfew. The Times of India
If they fail to abide by it, officers can increase the punishment aspects, such as making the night-time curfew longer.
My curfew was usually midnight, but not for dates.
Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
Together they agree to break the curfew to show me how people are coping.
Much of the region remains under curfew with the media banned from entering the conflict zones. Times, Sunday Times
He is free to come and go during the day but has to observe a curfew at night. The Sun
The next day the curfew crumbled and we ventured on to the streets. Times, Sunday Times
I was in the thick of a battle to seize a barracks near the city centre when a curfew was declared. Times, Sunday Times
But civil liberties campaigners last night insisted the curfew was a step too far. The Sun
But when S ean appeared in court a few days later with his parents and agreed to obey the curfews, Corriero released him. Kids In The Dock
Governor Wilson declared a state of emergency, imposed a curfew and called in reinforcements from the California Highway Patrol.
Nonetheless, the parents in the town were close to having coronaries and kept a close watch on their children, also enforcing an early curfew.
Only prisoners who pass a strict risk assessment can be released on home detention curfew. Times, Sunday Times
And even if I returned past the curfew, my parents didn't mind too much.
Rift Valley provincial chief Hassan Noor Hassan and the region's police commander announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the Mount Elgon region as the army hunted down the rag-tag Sabaot Land Defence Force ANC Daily News Briefing
The army is now on patrol in Srinagar and a curfew has been imposed.
Prisoners are now released two months early and spend that period under a 12 hours a day home detention curfew order, monitored by an electronic tag.
Further afield, modern quieter aeroplanes and the potential to extend the night-time curfew should offset the increased traffic. Times, Sunday Times
Further afield, modern quieter aeroplanes and the potential to extend the night-time curfew should offset the increased traffic. Times, Sunday Times
Presently, the Church bell began to toll, signalling that the nightly curfew was about to begin.
Put the army on the streets if necessary and impose a curfew.
The relative decline in guerrilla and terror activity has been achieved by curfews and closures, by imprisoning more than two million people in their homes without work or food for protracted periods of time.
Your curfew is at midnight unless otherwise noted.
They might impose a curfew along their western sea coast.
Even hostels come with curfews, watchmen, wardens especially when they house girls.
Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
It is thought players will now have a curfew to return to the team hotel to avoid any future embarrassment. The Sun
Additional police officers were put on the street to enforce an 8 p. m. curfew aimed at preventing looting.
It is thought players will now have a curfew to return to the team hotel to avoid any future embarrassment. The Sun
The offenders know that near the end of their tagging terms they can ignore the curfews because court proceedings are rarely pursued. Times, Sunday Times
He gets half way across town before the cop patrolling his neighborhood pulls him over for curfew violation.
And the Skins crew, scrappier and sluttier than their soapy forbears, had a mess of a get-together where sex (pubescent playa Tony plotted to get loser bestie Stanley laid), drugs (Stan's first- time-to-be nearly O.D.'d), and violence (fight! fight! fight!) collided in a way that would have left One Tree Hill under a state-mandated curfew for a month. Watercooler: Only Skins Deep?
Will they be in by curfew time? Times, Sunday Times
There is normally a 7pm - 7am curfew and prisoners are monitored with an electronic tagging device.
Should they come up with something, then it's more likely to be a home confinement ‘curfew’ system, or one of the larger luggable units combining GPS and wireless.
Reuters reports that “Taliban fighters are shaving off their beards and trying to flee from a Pakistani army offensive in their Swat bastion, the military said on Friday, as it relaxed a curfew to allow civilians to get out.” Wonk Room » The WonkLine: May 15, 2009
After two days of chaotic looting that heavily damaged Concepcion, the deployment of 14,000 troops to enforce curfews there and in other cities began to instill a measure of calm.
A tank, guns blazing, fills the downtown of Jenin with a diesel smokescreen to enforce a curfew order.
Hours passed, the dusk of curfew crept, the body remained.
The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
The curfew was lifted in some parts of the city one day, only to be reimposed the next day in the same or other localities because new incidents had occurred.
Insurers want ministers to impose a night-time curfew on young drivers, as well as restrictions on the number of young passengers they can carry. Times, Sunday Times
They were given night-time curfews and will face court again next month. The Sun
Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
they had to be back home before curfew
Authorities clamped down on new curfews and brought in the army to quell the violence, but angry mobs have been turning on those trying to keep the peace.
The government imposed a round-the-clock curfew after mobs of stick-wielding youths rampaged through the city on Friday after a dispute between residents in a suburb escalated into a riot.
As with many parks around the city, a midnight curfew is imposed.
It is after curfew, and only the low hum of the engines and occasional animal squeal can be heard.
Officials placed the city under a state of emergency, imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew and dispatched hundreds of police officers and state troopers to suppress the riot.
Martial law and curfew imposed. Times, Sunday Times
Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
The Government is also to look at extra dispersal and curfew powers, including a new power to impose a curfew on a local area. Times, Sunday Times
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Authorities in the central Nigerian city of Jos extended a curfew and ordered the army to shoot on sight on Saturday to prevent new clashes between ethnic and religious gangs after fighting killed at least 20 people. Reuters: Top News
The biggest issue isn't who washes up or curfew times. Times, Sunday Times
The curfew was reimposed in the state from 1.30 pm.
Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
Local officials were empowered to impose curfews in 38 towns and cities.
The most worthy community penalty is the curfew order, monitored by an electronic tag attached to the defendant's ankle, which requires him to be at home for up to twelve hours a day.
An army spokesman said the curfew would continue until further notice, but army radio said it would be lifted on Sunday.
He served two terms in prison last year, for dangerous driving and then for breaking a curfew order.
The camp compensated by making a later curfew for those on time off.
A twelve hour night time curfew is in force.
It is thought players will now have a curfew to return to the team hotel to avoid any future embarrassment. The Sun
The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country.
The fam is realizing you're growing up, so keep your eyes peeled for sweet rewards—extended curfew, bigger allowance and, um, more chores.
He served two terms in prison last year, for dangerous driving and then for breaking a curfew order.
This enables NGOs to liaise with the army during incursions and curfews to ensure the safe passage of staff and patients.
By Oct. 17 the police had managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.
I was in the thick of a battle to seize a barracks near the city centre when a curfew was declared. Times, Sunday Times
They will wear electronic ankle tags and be subject to curfews. Times, Sunday Times
One resident, who did not want to be named, said there was growing concern among the community that the end of the zone and police curfew powers could lead to yet another summer of antisocial behaviour, continuing noise, and disturbance.
He'd handed out a mimeographed sheet telling you what the rules were; everybody had to get a crew cut, coats and ties on game day, no alcohol, no smoking, and an eleven o'clock curfew. A Letter
Police introduced an overnight curfew on Thursday in Colombo and have tightened security measures throughout city.
Before speaking to the religious convention, he toured a curfew center for teens who violate the law.
The opposition defied curfews and continued to organize rallies and strikes to press for Ershad's resignation.
Military personnel were already under a night-time curfew. Times, Sunday Times
‘Yes,’ he said softly, nuzzling the back of her neck as the final bell rang in the distance, marking curfew.
It was past my curfew and I could tell that I looked panicked because of the face Jake was making.
Before speaking to the religious convention, he toured a curfew center for teens who violate the law.
He also imposed a curfew from 10 pm until 4.30 am for the next three months.
the authorities have issued a curfew
All are supposed to be under a strict night-time curfew. The Sun
A strict curfew has been imposed from dusk till dawn.
The curfew is now back in place in three areas. Times, Sunday Times
New ordinances banned boys from throwing rocks, female hucksters from selling food door-to-door, and people of color from assembling after curfew.
Police are also patrolling the city and have slapped a night-time curfew on the city.
Mr Sarkozy this week sought to regain the upper hand by launching a nationwide debate on "national identity" and a plan to impose a curfew on delinquents.
The local administration says the curfew is a precautionary measure.
His relationship with the national team, though, has turned tetchy since he was discarded from their recent European tour with a colleague for apparently breaking a squad curfew on having guests in the hotel.
After a prosecution estimated to have cost taxpayers £20,0000, Joan Higgins, 66, a great-grandmother who has never been in trouble before, has been forced to wear a tag on her ankle like common criminal and given a seven-week curfew. Where are fish more important than babies? « Anglican Samizdat
He said a night-time curfew for known troublemakers might be the only way to make the area safe.
A twelve hour night time curfew is in force.
As well as the three-year driving ban and six-month curfew, the magistrates also ordered her to sit another test before getting her licence back.
Yosephine look down, and tal him, "Curfew skol not reng to-night! The Norsk Nightingale Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack"
Cops were already upset after the court removed an electronic tag this month - despite him breaching a curfew nine days in a row. The Sun
Trapped in the house together during the long curfew hours, Marie spent her days making marmalade.
He took full 24 hours before doing so and clamping curfew in some areas.
The village was placed under curfew.
An 18-hour curfew remains in place in Concepcion, the country's second largest city, and military personnel are on patrol to make sure food and water are distributed properly.
The night-time curfew has been relaxed. Times, Sunday Times
Police are also patrolling the city and have slapped a night-time curfew on the city.
The curfew is now back in place in three areas. Times, Sunday Times
Much of the region remains under curfew with the media banned from entering the conflict zones. Times, Sunday Times
I was in the thick of a battle to seize a barracks near the city centre when a curfew was declared. Times, Sunday Times
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
A large number of them, 36,496, were not for violent or dangerous crimes but for status infractions such as truancy, incorrigibility, running away and curfew violations. Marian Wright Edelman: National Cradle to Prison Pipeline�� Summit This Week
A six-day, 24-hour curfew was imposed on the Strip in the aftermath of this violence.
Military units were patrolling the streets to enforce the curfew. Times, Sunday Times
This draconian legislation included provision for flogging, curfew, and internment.
The standoff ceased with the advent of the midnight curfew.
The crowd begins slowly to disperse under the impatient eyes of police officers imposing a city curfew and people reluctantly shuffle home. Times, Sunday Times
A curfew has been reimposed in the trouble-torn district.
You also have a history of committing offences of disorderly behaviour and, in the past, were the subject of a curfew order.
If she wants her curfew moved up, you might compromise on a midnight curfew on weekends for a period of a month. You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20
The state-run Bahrain News Agency said the lawmakers want King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa to enforce martial law for three months and impose a curfew to protect peace and stability.
Elba Garcia In Dallas, the city council will vote next month on extending an existing nighttime curfew for minors to make it broadly illegal for minors under 17 years old to appear in public without adult supervision during school hours. More Cities Target Teens With Daytime Curfews
By that time, the male was already at his home, having managed to cook up an excuse for breaking the midnight curfew.
By Oct. 17 the police had managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.
Youth justices put him under a three-month nightly curfew and on a nine-month supervision order aimed at tackling his alcoholism.

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