behind bars
Example Sentences
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For the next 11 months, a teenage aunt and other family members cared for me while my mom remained behind bars.
Anthony Duran said he waited until the Martins were behind bars to say anything about the group because he feared for his own safety.
From Los Angeles Times
Mokbel spent about 18 years behind bars but was released on bail last April after a court ruled he had a strong chance of overturning the criminal convictions.
From Barron's
Epstein, who died behind bars in 2019, owned an island in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet there’s a possible deal to be had: China could approve the release of Jimmy Lai, the newspaper publisher and British citizen currently behind bars in Hong Kong.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
