prisoner

Example Sentences

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Cuba had long denied having active soldiers or security agents inside Venezuela, but freed political prisoners have often claimed they were interrogated by men with Cuban accents while in custody.

From BBC

"At the time that these risk assessments were completed, the prisoners were deemed suitable for open conditions."

From BBC

"I'm a president and prisoner of war," he shouted towards the man in the audience in Spanish.

From BBC

As Martin, Charles stiffens himself and keeps his facial expressions generally between neutral and annoyed, though he’s softer than Clunes, less a prisoner of his own body, less abrasive, less otherworldly.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of people were waiting for the release of their family members outside Yangon's Insein prison on Sunday morning, holding papers with names of prisoners on them, an AFP journalist said.

From Barron's