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

From there, officers jostle them through the prison to the holding cell, where they file in one-by-one with their heads down.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

We met with him in his holding cell; he was palpably anxious.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson