imprisoned
Example Sentences
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Next month, the lecture will host Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months before his release in a prisoner exchange in August 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
They have been imprisoned at the Baker County Detention Center and denied bail ever since.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Lin’s great uncle was imprisoned during the regime of Kuomintang repression known as the White Terror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
To be eligible, a person has to have been imprisoned as a result of a conviction that was later vacated by a court.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was imprisoned in Florida, but his sentence was commuted by President Johnson, partly for assistance during an outbreak of illness in the prison.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
