in jail

Example Sentences

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The Chinese businessman was sentenced to 46 months in jail and released in 2017 with time served.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

But in 2009, at the same time she was visiting Epstein in jail, she appears to have begun to lessen her financial dependence on him, by taking to the air.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Longet was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail “at a time of her own choosing.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in jail after refusing to testify to a panel probing financial corruption and cronyism under his presidency.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But she did tell Aunt Kitty that her husband was in jail.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan