detainee

Example Sentences

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At one point, Levin said, he saw a detainee using a tablet and asked how it works.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"We have written in the letter that we released your detainee here, so you should release our detainee there as well," his son said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Draconian policies and skyrocketing detainee populations coupled with lack of oversight and worsening conditions in the detention facilities are driving this surge, which seems set to continue.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

After hours at the police station, the detainee was released, and authorities said his arrest warrant was no longer valid.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The detainee who is wise enough to realize this will never find any cause for complaint, but only all conceivable help, to erase the memory of what he had been accused of.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther