holding cell
Example Sentences
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It is not clear what Andrew's guards would have been doing at this stage, or whether they would have accompanied him on the walk to his holding cell.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Maduro is currently in a holding cell in Manhattan.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
Brown also said that ICE refused to provide key details about the holding cell at the Islip courthouse.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025
Irate, the woman shrieked, shoved something in the holding cell toilet and started frantically flushing to flood the cell.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
What happens in the holding cell is you’re mixed in with the people who’ve been in prison awaiting trial for weeks and months.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
