- past tense form of incarcerate.
- past participle of incarcerate.
incarcerated
Example Sentences
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The chairman of the committee, incarcerated for corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
He was sentenced to four years in federal prison and remains incarcerated at a minimum-security prison in New Jersey.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Advocates say that others have secured court orders for their release but remain incarcerated.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
While incarcerated, Zaghari-Ratcliffe made clothes for her daughter Gabriella and neckerchiefs for the other women there.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Accordingly, a formerly incarcerated person living at or below the poverty level can be charged by four or five departments at once and can be required to surrender 100 percent of his or her earnings.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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