jailing

Example Sentences

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Jailing him for 16 months, Judge Medland said: "You are an intelligent and capable person and you could readily have left. You didn’t, you involved yourself in this."

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

Jailing rioters represents only part of the government’s effort to hold people responsible, with authorities also seeking to track down those who enabled the uprising.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Jailing Ghedia for six years and nine months, the judge said the offences were significant, with extensive planning.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2022

Jailing children should be "the last of a number of options," the firm wrote.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2021

"Jailing us will not make you safe—or your projects, either!"

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles