behind bars
Example Sentences
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Formerly a Golden Dawn MP from 2012 to 2019, Kasidiaris was jailed for six years and worked off the rest of his sentence while behind bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He was sentenced to life in prison and served most of his time behind bars at San Quentin State Prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The filming continued after she was behind bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But his plot unravelled again, and Potier was sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some have nothing to do with Lincoln’s death, like James Pumphrey, the Confederate- sympathizing owner of a stable, who spent a month behind bars.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
