prisoner

Example Sentences

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This is the second mass prisoner release this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American businessman, spent eight years in Evin prison before being released in a 2023 prisoner swap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"You rejoice and cry, and you tremble inside from the emotion -- seeing those eyes that are both sad and joyful and filled with tears," she told AFP during a recent prisoner exchange.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Detailing the forthcoming prisoner release, Cuba's foreign ministry said that since 2010 Havana has pardoned 9,905 prisoners.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Suddenly the door opens and another prisoner is brought into the Hall of Mirrors.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti