jailed
Example Sentences
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Ortiz, who is due back in court in late October, remains jailed in lieu of $2.65 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
He was a detective constable and lead investigator in the case of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, whose grandparents were jailed for murder last year, and has given evidence in other high-profile murder trials in north Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The former executive was jailed at the notorious Riker’s Island jail complex in New York at the time of the interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The biopic was bankrolled by Daniel Vorcaro, a jailed banker who is accused of orchestrating one of Brazil's largest financial fraud cases.
From Barron's
A person who believes in Satyagraha will not fight physically, but instead resists through his or her own inner courage, knowing he might be jailed or beaten.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
