holding cell
Example Sentences
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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
She also said the room resembled a "holding cell" and many autistic children find being deprived of sensory stimulation traumatising.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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
Finally, four inmates arrived who had to be strip-frisked before being placed in a holding cell.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
