prison term
Example Sentences
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Luke Fleming, of Thaxted Road in Buckhurst Hill, was given a suspended prison term of one-year and nine months in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
New York prosecutors are seeking a 20-year prison term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The mother-of-three was told she would have to serve a minimum of 12 years behind bars, a prison term she completed in October 1998.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
But landing in Eswatini was like turning back the clock to his prison term, Rom said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
