borstal

Example Sentences

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She feels that by reporting this or not lying for him for whatever – I don't think she imagines that he'll be going to borstal.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2023

Near Strawberry Field was the Gladstone merchant's mansion, named Woolton Vale, later to become Woolton Vale Remand Home, about which John's cousin Stanley declared that "the bad boys' borstal intrigued us."

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022

"I deplore his association with young borstal trainees and adult mentally ill patients," the SMO wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2019

Smith's prison is literal – the Essex borstal – and though running gives him a sense of freedom, the only way he can express it is by deliberately losing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2010

"Welcome to borstal," she added, spraying bits of crisp out of her mouth like snowflakes.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl