put behind bars
Example Sentences
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She continued her activism and kept getting put behind bars for it.
From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023
In 2012, three months after Eddie Scott became sheriff of Clay County, Miss., a claim by a woman he had helped put behind bars threatened to tarnish his earliest days in office.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023
The critter was taken back to the Bonner Springs animal control facility, where it was put behind bars and given veterinary care.
From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2023
In this groundbreaking history of the city and the people it has put behind bars, Hernández “explains the history and implications of L.A.’s dubious distinction as the carceral capital of the country,” writes Miriam Pawel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
The FBI and the newspapers were quick to proclaim that “the War’s No. 1 Woman Spy” had been put behind bars.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
