prisoner

Example Sentences

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With every announcement of a prisoner exchange, Kravtsova feels hope that is then shattered.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day cease-fire and prisoner exchange, President Trump announced Friday, the latest pause in fighting during the more than four yearslong war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Scotland - which along with other parts of Britain has one of the highest incarceration rates in Europe - has approved several emergency measures in recent years in a bid to cut prisoner numbers.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Nearly 500 political prisoners have been released under the amnesty law brought in by the country's National Assembly, prisoner rights group Foro Penal says, but many more are thought to still be in jail.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Suddenly the door opens and another prisoner is brought into the Hall of Mirrors.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti