prisoner

Example Sentences

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When prisoners rioted over the conditions, their eloquent spokesman Jones was extensively quoted in the press, catching the attention of a church leader.

From BBC

His early actions in the office included washing the feet of the elderly and prisoners and advocating for the rights of refugees and migrants.

From BBC

That pact said that Thailand would "promptly release" the captured Cambodian soldiers, calling them "prisoners of war".

From Barron's

She became the only prisoner locked up in Dhaka's old - and now disused - central jail.

From BBC

A World War Two veteran who fought in Normandy as a teenager before becoming a prisoner of war has died at the age of 100, a charity said.

From BBC