prisoners
Example Sentences
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In April, the DRC and M23 agreed to facilitate humanitarian aid and release prisoners following talks in Switzerland.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
At lunchtime, the prisoners in navy overalls file into the dining hall with heads bowed and hands clasped behind their backs.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Wars come and go, Napoleon rises and falls and these two men remain prisoners of a duty neither seems capable of escaping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The exchange of prisoners took place as required by the agreement, and some aid has been allowed to flow, but the violence has continued.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the two Soviet prisoners weren’t allowed to talk to each other.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
