imprisoned

Example Sentences

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Almost 2,000 people were imprisoned on charges of cannibalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Johnson was imprisoned late last year for contempt of court after being found civilly liable for $71 million in damages in a civil racketeering case.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The man is now believed to be imprisoned in the Middle East, they added.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

But tragedy struck when both ships became imprisoned in ice in freezing temperatures in 1846.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

President Roosevelt, who had imprisoned her family, had died last year—his final words were supposedly “I have a terrific headache.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata