jailer
Example Sentences
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At trial, Sexton’s attorney portrayed him as an “overeager kid” trying to help the FBI, a low-ranking jailer who exaggerated his importance in the scheme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
That alone should mean that shipping people there runs afoul of domestic laws and potentially the Eighth Amendment, if indeed the U.S. can be legally considered the jailer.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
One is that most sheriffs worked in their office before the became sheriffs, as a deputy or a jailer or a staff member.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2024
It's a phenomenon oceanographers call a Taylor Column - and it's possible A23a might not escape its jailer for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
The irony of a jailer bringing his prisoner such a gift was not lost on either of us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
