in prison
Example Sentences
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Khan has been detained since 2023, when he was sentenced to three years in prison for not declaring money earned from selling gifts he had received while in office.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Justice Department had sought no fewer than 80 years in prison, while Alsheikh requested five years, citing his age and his chronic medical conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A teenager who piloted a dinghy carrying a then-record 165 migrants across the English Channel to the UK has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The pardon does not appear to extend to a separate case in December where Najib was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
While Vavilov and other geneticists languished in prison, Lysenko’s supporters launched a vigorous campaign to discredit genetics as a science.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
