jailbird

Example Sentences

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The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was jailbird.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

This subtle, amiable jailbird on temporary leave to the funny farm is saner than the men around him but he’s not necessarily brighter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Tony Sirico, a one-time jailbird who achieved fame as mobster Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in HBO‘s “The Sopranos,” died Friday, his brother the Rev. Robert Sirico said on Facebook.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2022

One of the most significant parts of the film for her is the love story between Israel and her partner in crime, a ruined jailbird dandy called Jack Hock, played by Richard E Grant.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2019

He truly believed that even a jailbird has a constitutional right to go on television.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen