imprison
Example Sentences
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The Kurds are a great people divided into four entities, imprisoned in four different states: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
For her, too, the struggle was personal—her mother is a well-known activist who spent many years imprisoned.
A mother interviewed by AFP near El Helicoide was overjoyed that her son, imprisoned inside, may soon be released under the law.
From Barron's
Even the Committee to Protect Journalists, an organization that monitors and honors reporters imprisoned by authoritarian government regimes overseas, felt compelled to weigh in on Lemon’s arrest.
From Los Angeles Times
They have criticised the "selective lifting of sanctions", saying they would "take no comfort" in China's decision while Lai remains imprisoned and Uyghurs continue to suffer.
From BBC
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