prisoner

Example Sentences

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So, why would an innocent prisoner seek compassionate release?

From Slate • May 29, 2026

"After 88 days, it felt exactly like a prisoner being released after three months of imprisonment and seeing the sky for the first time."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"Different staff, different young people - I felt like I was a prisoner."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

He was also a founder of Hamas's security service and oversaw prisoner exchanges, including those conducted under the ceasefire reached in October last year.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The government ordered him to be held as a "restricted or isolated prisoner" to keep him separated from the other inmates.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple