borstal
Example Sentences
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He's sent to borstal, which is a terrible thing for him.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023
She feels that by reporting this or not lying for him for whatever – I don't think she imagines that he'll be going to borstal.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023
He described the barracks as "akin to a 1960s corporate borstal".
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2018
I'm also looking forward to 72 Miles, about a boy in rural Maharashtra who escapes borstal and falls in with a beggar woman and her family on his long walk home.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2013
"Welcome to borstal," she added, spraying bits of crisp out of her mouth like snowflakes.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
