prisoners
Example Sentences
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"Left behind are hundreds of political prisoners and an entire people enduring perhaps the worst moment in their history. He has not forgotten this."
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Near it is an incomplete set of animal-bone dominoes, carved from kitchen waste by Napoleonic prisoners of war with time to kill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Thousands more prisoners may be released early from autumn this year as part of the new law.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Later, groups of male prisoners, and women from an adjoining unit, climbed on to prison rooftops demanding to be released.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Early Saturday morning, on August 8, the prisoners were told their fate.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
