imprisoned
Example Sentences
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It’s a stinging insult: By the samurai code, Kanbei should be killed, not imprisoned — Murashige couldn’t have landed a more devastating slap than by letting him live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party on Saturday formally nominated Flavio Bolsonaro, a 45-year-old senator and son of imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, as its candidate in the October presidential election.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The overlapping effective altruism movement, a network of wealthy do-gooders whose most infamous adherent is imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried, also adopted the cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Among those imprisoned were the president’s top White House aides, his attorney general and his personal legal counsel.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
John Barry lay imprisoned by both a heavy beam and a water heater.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
