behind bars
Example Sentences
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For 6,895 days, Guy Miles sat behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Cohen spent more than a year behind bars after pleading guilty in 2018 to tax and campaign-finance crimes and lying to Congress about Trump’s plans for a Trump Tower in Moscow, among other federal charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced late last year to 17 years behind bars after being charged with a slew of crimes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Instead, the fledgling PM focused on the type of crime, ensuring those mentioned above would stay behind bars.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He knows life is too short to sweet to spend behind bars ever again.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
