internee
Example Sentences
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Taken to a Japanese internment camp at Sumatra, she and fellow internee Norah Chambers set up a vocal orchestra.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
Who was the Japanese American internee who fought the constitutionality of internment during the war and had his conviction overturned thirty years later?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
After the war, and a long period of lobbying, Congress passed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, signed by President Ronald Reagan, which granted each surviving internee $20,000 in reparations.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
Each internee received $25 and a train ticket to wherever they wanted to go.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
“Sir, this internee was out of her seat, sir.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
