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

Zhoie Perez slouched against the holding cell wall in Men’s Central Jail and closed her eyes, hoping a guard would jolt her awake with the words she’d been waiting for: The bus is here!

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 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

Walking to the station’s holding cell, looking around at the other six guys in there, I was thinking, This is no big deal.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah