borstal

Example Sentences

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He ended up getting sent to a borstal, a reformatory for young offenders.

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

He described the barracks as "akin to a 1960s corporate borstal".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2018

This format sees a brave/mad teacher volunteering to live with their most difficult pupil for a week in a bid to save them from borstal.

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2010

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

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl